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Walter Lord is the author of several best-selling works of history, including "A Night to Remember", the recreation of the sinking of the Titanic. He lives in New York City. (Publisher Provided) John Walter Lord, Jr. (October 8, 1917- May 19, 2002), was an American author, best known for his toon meer documentary-style non-fiction account A Night to Remember, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland; he attended Princeton University and alo earned a law degree from Yale Law School. Lord wrote 11 bestselling books on such subjects as Pearl Harbor (Day of Infamy, 1957), the Battle of Midway (Incredible Victory, 1967), the Battle of the Alamo (A Time to Stand, 1961). He is perhaps best known for his classic work about the crash of the Titanic, A Night to Remember (1955). Lord died at age 84 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He resided in Manhattan, New York. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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Officiële naam: Lord, John Walter , Jr.
Geboortedatum: 1917-10-08
Overlijdensdatum: 2002-05-19
Graflocatie: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Geslacht: male
Nationaliteit: USA
Geboorteplaats: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Plaats van overlijden: Manhattan, New York, USA
Opleiding: Princeton University (1939)
Yale University
Beroepen: writer
historian
Organisaties: Office of Strategic Services (WWII)
Prijzen en onderscheidingen: Francis Parkman Prize for Special Achievement (1994)

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The Dawn's Early Lght door Walter Lord

The United States seemed on the point of collapse. With the British blockade strangling her trade, the economy of the young nation was in ruins, and no w Washington itself lay at the mercay of an inva ding English army. But there was a turning point and..

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Mary_Charlotte | 1 andere bespreking | Oct 12, 2023 |

A Night to Remember: The Sinking of the Titanic… door Walter Lord

This book is a well-researched and detailed accounting of the sinking of the Titanic. It's truly a history book and not necessarily designed for entertainment per se. It was definitely worthwhile reading. Of course, after seeing the super dramatic movie, the book reads a bit flat by comparison. It's not like a lot of the narrative non-fiction published today that completely brings the situation back to life. Check out The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder as a point of comparison. I will say there were so many different people referenced that it did make it a bit challenging to follow, but on the flip side all the various acts of heroism were duly noted for the historical record, and that seems like a very worthy endeavor.… (meer)

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