Thomas Jefferson's report on the violence in the streets of Paris at the unfolding of the French Revolution; explorer John C. Fremont's descriptions of the vast western landscapes he saw in 1843; and, Lady Bird Johnson's diary account of President Kennedy's assassination - these are among the twenty-two eyewitness accounts presented in this major new book chronicling some of the most dramatic moments in history. Gripping and emotional, they capture the exuberance, grief, joy, panic, or chaos that characterized the events. Many of the items, never before published, offer a fresh and surprising perspective on familiar events.