Tom Durwood

Broschiertes Buch

The Illustrated Ulysses S. Grant in China and Other Stories

Beschreibung

Heroes coming of age ... and changing history. Poison and pistols, thieves and treachery, bandits and naval battles, opium addicts and mysterious Caliphs and love triangles-readers will find it all in this richly illustrated collection of historical fiction short stories from Tom Durwood, literature instructor and author of Kid Lit, The Illustrated Boatman's Daughter, Teddy's Tantrum, and more. Young protagonists take on overwhelming obstacles in a wide range of historical eras. Spectacular full-color artwork by an international cast of rising artists brings these characters and their perils to life. In these pages, you will take part in a violent battle over succession in the Benin kingdoms, meet a young clerk who gets pulled into a murderous plot in 17th century Amsterdam, witness revenge in a cowboy saloon, and much more. Enter a world of history's most treasured settings, ranging from the Golden Age of Sail to the cowboy west. Readers of Louis L'Amour and Robert E. Howard will find themselves in familiar territory. In addition to action-packed prose, each short story concludes with an afterword providing details and historical context for the characters, time setting, and environment in which the story takes place.

Autor

Tom Durwood is a teacher, writer and editor with an interest in history. Tom most recently taught English Composition and Empire and Literature at Valley Forge Military College, where he won the Teacher of the Year Award five times. Tom has taught Public Speaking and Basic Communications as guest lecturer for the Naval Special Warfare Development Group at the Dam's Neck Annex of the Naval War College.Tom's ebook Empire and Literature matches global works of film and fiction to specific quadrants of empire, finding surprising parallels. Literature, film, art and architecture are viewed against the rise and fall of empire. In a foreword to Empire and Literature, postcolonial scholar Dipesh Chakrabarty of the University of Chicago calls it "imaginative and innovative." Prof. Chakrabarty writes that "Durwood has given us a thought-provoking introduction to the humanities." His subsequent book "Kid Lit: An Introduction to Literary Criticism" has been well-reviewed. "My favorite nonfiction book of the year," writes The Literary Apothecary (Goodreads).Early reader response to Tom's historical fiction adventures has been promising. "A true pleasure ... the richness of the layers of Tom's novel is compelling," writes Fatima Sharrafedine in her foreword to "The Illustrated Boatman's Daughter." The Midwest Book Review calls that same adventure "uniformly gripping and educational ... pairing action and adventure with social issues." Adds Prairie Review, "A deeply intriguing, ambitious historical fiction series."Tom briefly ran his own children's book imprint, Calico Books (Contemporary Books, Chicago). Tom's newspaper column "Shelter" appeared in the North County Times for seven years. Tom earned a Masters in English Literature in San Diego, where he also served as Executive Director of San Diego Habitat for Humanity.Two of Tom's books, "Kid Lit" and "The Illustrated Boatman's Daughter," were selected "Best of the New" by Julie Sara Porter's Bookworm Book Alert 2021.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Empire Studies Press
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 203mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781952520105
• ISBN-10: 195252010X
• Artikelnr.: 62496406