The End of the World

By: Lapham, Lewis H.

Book Overview

In this fascinating collection of works by such diverse chroniclers as Plato, Thucydides, da Vinci, and Picasso, famous episodes of human tragedy are recounted by those who lived them. Jack London describes the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. A Bolshevik watches the Winter Palace Fall in 1917. 19 illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312252641
• ISBN13: 9780312252649
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.9"