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Price: $30.00 |
Stock# 9999 |
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The Last Leaf: Voices of History’s Last Known Survivors (Prometheus Books, 2010) contains nearly forty interviews with the final survivor of, or last eyewitness to, historically important events. The book is written by author and historical document expert Stuart Lutz. The chapters include the last Civil War widows (the last only died eighteen months ago), the final American World War I soldier (he just turned 109), the last living person to have flown with Amelia Earhart, Houdini’s final stage assistant, the last suffragette, the final Iwo Jima flag raiser, the last designer of the ENIAC (the first computer), the final Medal of Honor recipient for actions on Pearl Harbor Day, the last pitcher to surrender a home run to Babe Ruth, the final employees of Thomas Edison and F. Scott Fitzgerald, and many more. All told, the stories contain hope, loss, bravery, innovation, exploration, determination and every other human trait. No book like The Last Leaf had ever been done. Signed books and inscribed copies are cheerfully done at no extra charge. |
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Price: $350.00 |
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ARCHIVE OF LETTERS FROM EARLY 20TH CENTURY INSURANCE EXECUTIVE GEORGE WILSON REGARDING ENTERTAINING THE U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET AND YACHTING
GEORGE WILSON (1859-1933). Wilson rose from office boy to President of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, the world's oldest mutual insurer.
Archive. 7 TLsS. April 28, 1915 to May 19, 1915. New York. A collection of seven typed letters signed “Geo. J. Wilson” as Chairman of the Dinner Committee on the Mayor’s Committee for the Entertainment of the United States Atlantic Fleet. Six of the letters are to Cornelius Vanderbilt III (1873-1942), the great-grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt; he was an American military officer, inventor, engineer, and yachtsman. Six of the seven letters in this archive are addressed to Vanderbilt and discuss personnel (including Wilson’s appointment as Chairman of the Dinner Committee), meetings, and plans. Some of these letters contain hand-written notes made by Vanderbilt. The other letter in the archive is addressed to Commander H.L. Sawyer, accepting the invitation of the Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels to review the Atlantic Fleet. Each letter is 6” x 7 ¼” and one page, except for one letter. Other names mentioned in the letters include George W. Burleigh, a steel executive and leader of the New York National Guard (who Vanderbilt refused to add to the Executive Committee), Samuel W. Fairchild, a founder of the drug manufacturer, Fairchild Brothers & Foster, and Philip Rhinelander, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania from 1911 to 1923. Notably, no letter refers to the sinking of the Lusitania, which occurred during the correspondences on May 7, 1915. All the letters are in fine condition, with some age toning. |
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