A compilation of one hundred obituaries that have appeared in the 'New York Times' in recent years ranges from the inventor of nylon to a man who braved racial hostility to integrate the University of Georgia

A fascinating compilation of one hundred of the most colorful, entertaining, and touching obituaries that have appeared in the New York Times over the last few years ranges from Julian Hill, the inventor of nylon, to a quiet man who braved the hostility of racists to integrate the University of Georgia. (view table of contents)

Profiles fifty of the most memorable and influential personalities of the twentieth century as revealed in the pages of the N.Y. Times, among them Chou-En-lai, Churchill, T.S. Eliot, Lindberg, Stravinsky, and more