Voices From the Past

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Voices From the PastGreat quotations for every day of the year and the stories from history that inspired them\nAuthor(s): W.B. Marsh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Icon Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Icon Books\nISBN-13: 9781785786631, 978-1785786631\nSynopsis\n366 quotations - one for every day of the (leap) year - each with a fascinating historical story In a treasure trove for history buffs, W. B. Marsh fleshes out the context behind famous quotations associated with each day of the year, sending us back and forth in history from the time of the Ancient Egyptians to the world we live in today. 'You furnish the pictures, I'll furnish the war.' (25 April 1898) Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst urges war artist Frederick Remington to stay in Cuba while Hearst publishes lurid tales of an imaginary conflict. 'I am tasting the stars!' (4 August 1693) The monk Dom Prignon tests the result of his new techniques in the making of sparkling wine, and champagne is born. 'I did no.