Hugh Brewster
Auteur de 882 1/2 Amazing Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic
A propos de l'auteur
A longtime editor of books for both children and adults, Hugh Brewster is also the author of some acclaimed works for young readers. Born in London in 1950, Brewster was an editor for both Scholastic Books and Scholastic Canada before becoming editorial director for Madison Press Books in Toronto afficher plus in 1984. Brewster's book Anastasia's Album (1996), was about the youngest daughter of Nicholas II and Alexandra, the last tsar and tsarina of Russia, who were killed along with their children by Bolsheviks in 1918. Brewster researched the work in Moscow's state archive, where he found Anastasia's translated diaries and hand-colored letters among the papers and photo albums of the tsar's family. Brewster has also written Inside the Titanic (1997), a lavishly illustrated book which uses the story of two young passengers to explore the doomed ocean liner. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de Hugh Brewster
Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First-Class Passengers and Their World (2012) — Auteur — 310 exemplaires
Dinosaurs in Your Backyard: The Coolest, Scariest Creatures Ever Found in the USA! (2007) 18 exemplaires
On Juno Beach 3 exemplaires
From Vimy to Victory 3 exemplaires
Deadly Voyage, RMS Titanic 3 exemplaires
TITANIC. EL FINAL DE UNAS VIDAS DORADAS 2 exemplaires
The Poppy Trail 1 exemplaire
Achthundertzweiundachtzigeinhalb (882 1/2) aufregende Antworten auf alle Fragen zur Titanic 1 exemplaire
Unsinkable Lucile: How a Farm Girl Became the Queen of Fashion and Survived the Titanic (2022) 1 exemplaire
Inside the Titanic (Giant Cutaway Book) [ INSIDE THE TITANIC (GIANT CUTAWAY BOOK) BY Marschall, Ken ( Author )… 1 exemplaire
Prisonnier à dieppe 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
Sisters in Two Worlds: A Visual Biography of Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill (2007) — Photographe — 34 exemplaires
They Fought in Colour / La Guerre en couleur: A New Look at Canada's First World War Effort / Nouveau regard sur… (2018) — Contributeur — 18 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Brewster, Hugh
- Date de naissance
- 1950-05-26
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK (birth)
Canada - Lieu de naissance
- Roumford, Essex, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Scotland
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Guelph, Ontario, Canada - Études
- University of Guelph
- Professions
- historian
children's book author - Prix et distinctions
- Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children’s Non-Fiction
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 25
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 2,054
- Popularité
- #12,515
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 56
- ISBN
- 80
- Langues
- 6
- Favoris
- 2
The Titanic has often been called “an exquisite microcosm of the Edwardian era,” but until now, her story has not been presented as such. In Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage, historian Hugh Brewster seamlessly interweaves personal narratives of the lost liner’s most fascinating people with a haunting account of the fateful maiden crossing. Employing scrupulous research and featuring 100 rarely-seen photographs, he accurately depicts the ship’s brief life and tragic denouement, presenting the very latest thinking on everything from when and how the lifeboats were loaded to the last tune played by the orchestra."
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"It was a brilliant crowd...a rare gathering of beautiful women and splendid men." ---Lily May Futrelle
This quote at the very beginning of the book is probably why so many of us love Titanic stories: we are sad that these beautiful people had to experience such horrible tragedy. We are also the tiniest bit reassured when we are reminded that tragedy is not a respecter of persons and is often left to chance. Horrible things can happen no matter how rich and famous one is.
Books like this take me forever to read, not because they're dull but because I usually can't go two pages without finding a reason to stop and research something. I really enjoyed reading the mini biographies constructed around an in depth look at high society before WWI destroyed the Gilded Age of America and Great Britain.… (plus d'informations)