"Last Words of Notable People" is a comprehensive reference work on
"last words," "dying words" or "famous last words." A work of
unprecedented scope and study...Covering the final utterances of
noted people over the span of thousands of years and the entire
globe; each person is presented with a relevant biographical
treatment. Each entry is meticulously documented, citing best
sources available. Connection or relation of cited sources to
entries are presented. Accuracy or veracity of reputed "last words"
is often questioned. Conflicting variations of reported "last
words" for many entries are presented for the purpose of further
research. Contains a detailed selected annotated bibliography of
significant "last word" sources. Well indexed.The conclusion of
more than a dozen years work and consultation of tens of thousands
of sources, "Last Words of Notable People" is far and away the
definitive compilation and treatment of recorded "last words"
compiled to date.
This is the soft cover book edition of the last words tome featured
in John Green's "Dying Declarations" video. "Last Words of Notable
People" was an "Amazon Top 100 Bestseller" in December 2011.
For: Trivia Lovers, Biography and History Buffs, Nerdfighters,
Academic and Public Library Reference Collections and Library
Circulating collections
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