John Buchan

A Book of Escapes And Hurried Journeys (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This work presents a collection of twelve famous escapes or hurried journeys from history, including Charles II's escape after the Battle of Worcester, Marie Antoinette's flight to Varennes, and Winston Churchill's adventures during the Boer War. The stories show how little decisions, odds, and unexpected events can change the course of history and how the success of one plan may be hindered by the failure of another. In addition, it emphasizes how much a successful escape or journey often relies on an individual's courage.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4066338097606
• Artikelnr.: 64075744

Autorenporträt

John Buchan (1875 - 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career, Buchan simultaneously began his writing career and his political and diplomatic careers, serving as a private secretary to the colonial administrator of various colonies in southern Africa. He eventually wrote propaganda for the British war effort in the First World War. Buchan was in 1927 elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities, but he spent most of his time on his writing career, notably writing The Thirty-Nine Steps and other adventure fiction.