THE LAST LEAF: Voices of History's Last-Known Survivors
Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. This unique oral history book records the stories told to the author personally by people who witnessed many of history’s most famous events. Among many others, the author interviewed: the final three Civil War widows (one Union and two Confederate), the final pitcher to surrender a home run to Babe Ruth, the last suffragette, the last living person to fly with Amelia Earhart, the final American World War I soldier, and the last surviving employees of Thomas Edison, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Harry Houdini. Inscribed by Lutz on the title page. Octavo. Light wear to the corners and tips; else fine in a fine dust jacket. Near fine / Fine. Item #66653
ISBN: 9781616141622
Price: $40.00