They Saw it Happen: Eyewitness Accounts from Ancient Greece to Hiroshima.Matthew Lewin, compiler. 2003. Read by Teresa Gallagher, Tom George Thomas "Tom" George is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As a member of the Michigan State Senate, he represents Kalamazoo County as well as an eastern portion of Van Buren County. , Steve Hodson Steve Hodson (born 1947) is a British actor well-remembered for his role in Follyfoot. During this period, he recorded a single called "Crystal Bay" in 1973, co-written by Maurice Gibb with Billy Lawrie, brother of Maurice's then wife Lulu. , Kerry Shale Kerry Shale (born 1952 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian actor. After training at Studio 58 Theatre School in Vancouver and beginning his career in that city, he moved to London where he has been living and working since 1978. , Tim Pigott-Smith. 4 cds. 5.25. Naxos Audiobooks. 9-62634-2935. $26.98. Plastic; content notes. SA * This is an amazing compilation of history as recorded by ordinary people who saw extraordinary events taking place. The events begin at Thermopylae in 480 BC and finish with Hiroshima in 1945. The events span countries and time periods: the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838; an account of white slavery in London in 1888; Paul Gauguin choosing a bride in Tahiti; a startling star·tle v. star·tled, star·tling, star·tles v.tr. 1. To cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start. 2. To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly. See Synonyms at frighten. account of the Titanic sinking; the death of Magellan; the Salem witch trials Salem witch trials (May–October 1692) American colonial persecutions for witchcraft. In the town of Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, several young girls, stimulated by supernatural tales told by a West Indian slave, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused ; Marie Antoinette at the opera in 1792; someone glimpsing Napoleon in 1802; the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 as seen by an American soldier and then by a Japanese soldier. There is a particularly chilling account from an unemotional Rudolf Hess who mechanically speaks of murdering three million people. The readers are superb, dazzling us with their accents from all the different countries and all the time periods. Each account is separated by classical music--haunting, beautiful--to perfectly accent the piece of history. Beware: some of the descriptions are gruesome in their details. Sherri Ginsberg, Chapel Hill, NC |
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