“It gives me the greatest pleasure to captain this most magnificent and unsinkable ship.”
-Captain Smith 1912
Part narrative and part grilling guide and cookbook, Andrew Caldwell’s Their Last Suppers trilogy of books guides history buffs and gourmands alike through gastronomically inspired biographical accounts of more than twenty personalities from the pages of history whose deaths shook the world and created spectacular headlines. This culinary tour of the past describes the last meals of legends such as Alexander the Great, Elvis, Princess Diana, Lincoln, Admiral Nelson and many others, with recipes included. 
“You can all go to hell! I’m going to Texas!”
- Davy Crockett
From living in Egypt, touring the Sahara, to my first visit to the tomb of King Tut, and my visits to the Cairo Museum book two inspired me to add other legendary figures such as Christopher Columbus, who thought he’d discovered India, but in reality islands that became known as the West Indies. Princess Grace, Bob Marley, Blackbeard and Atilla the Hun, great stories and great recipes are also found in this version. Steve McQueen, Versace, John Lennon, Hemmingway to British Queen Boadicea who challenged the mighty Roman Empire. Like all the characters, they peaked early in life, made some tragic errors, mainly through arrogance. Nobody died of old age~but they all had great last meals!
“I love the development of our music, that’s what I really dig about the whole thing…Music goes on forever”
-Bob Marley
Following on from the other books, Book three focuses on famous music and movie stars that though they are more modern than previous characters, but still their reckless behavior led them to an early demise. James Dean, though only having one movie to his name triggered the piazza launch in America. James Gandolfini over eating in Italy. Whitney Houston dying in her bathtub after room service, Sharon Tate and her last meal on Catalina Island, and others such as Bruce Lee also fill out the first parts of this book. Judy Garland and others such as John Belushi, Bob Marley and Kurt Cobain.