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They Saw It Happen by Compiled by Matthew Lewin

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They Saw It Happen

Author
Compiled by Matthew Lewin
Narrator
Tim Pigott-Smith, Steve Hodson, Kerry Shale, Tom George, Teresa Gallagher
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Publish Date
1 June 2003
Run Time
5 hours 14 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
History
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Here are more than sixty eyewitness accounts from history. Many are notable events: the Battle of Thermopylae, the Black Death in 1341, the Great Fire of London, the execution of Louis XVI, the Death of Nelson and the American Civil War and the bombing of Hiroshima. But there are also snapshots of more ordinary life – no less memorable for that – including working conditions during the Industrial Revolution, views of slave owners and slaves, Paul Gaugin choosing a bride on Tahiti and the arrest of Dr Crippen. It is a fascinating and absorbing collection, bringing the past alive as only direct memories like these can do. A unique collection of accounts brought to life on audiobook with music of the period.

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Author
Compiled by Matthew Lewin
Narrator
Tim Pigott-Smith, Steve Hodson, Kerry Shale, Tom George, Teresa Gallagher
Duration
5 hours 14 minutes
Release Date
1 June 2003
ISBN
9789629547202
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Genre
History

Synopsis

Here are more than sixty eyewitness accounts from history. Many are notable events: the Battle of Thermopylae, the Black Death in 1341, the Great Fire of London, the execution of Louis XVI, the Death of Nelson and the American Civil War and the bombing of Hiroshima. But there are also snapshots of more ordinary life – no less memorable for that – including working conditions during the Industrial Revolution, views of slave owners and slaves, Paul Gaugin choosing a bride on Tahiti and the arrest of Dr Crippen. It is a fascinating and absorbing collection, bringing the past alive as only direct memories like these can do. A unique collection of accounts brought to life on audiobook with music of the period.

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