Andro Linklater (1944–2013)
Autore di Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy
Sull'Autore
Andro Linklate was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on December 10, 1944. He was the youngest child of the novelist Eric Linklater. He attended Belhaven Hill school in Dunbar, East Lothian, and then Winchester College, before studying modern history at New College, Oxford. He taught at a London mostra altro comprehensive school until he was asked to complete the history of the Black Watch regiment that his father had been writing at the time of his death in 1974. It was published three years later and was well received. His other works include Amazing Maisie and the Cold Porridge Brigade, Wild People, The Code of Love, Measuring America, The Fabric of America, An Artist in Treason, Why Spencer Perceval Had to Die, and Owning the Earth. He died from a heart attack on November 3, 2013 at the age of 68. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Andro Linklater
Measuring America: How an Untamed Wilderness Shaped the United States and Fulfilled the Promise of Democracy (2003) 654 copie
The Fabric of America: How Our Borders and Boundaries Shaped the Country and Forged Our National Identity (2007) 170 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Linklater, Andro Ian Robert
- Data di nascita
- 1944-12-10
- Data di morte
- 2013-11-03
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Isle Martin, Scotland
Markbeech, Kent, UK - Istruzione
- New College, Oxford
- Attività lavorative
- journalist
historian
novelist - Relazioni
- Linklater, Eric (father)
Linklater, Magnus (brother)
Linklater, Kristin (sister)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 14
- Utenti
- 1,311
- Popolarità
- #19,589
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 54
- ISBN
- 61
- Lingue
- 3
This is the kind of book that should have plenty of maps but there were only a couple and they were pretty much unreadable.
The writing is good and it flows well, though there is some timeline back and forth that can be confusing.
Interesting but not what I was expecting based on the description.