Paul Williams (31)
Auteur van Jackson, Crockett and Houston on the American Frontier: From Fort Mims to the Alamo, 1813-1836
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Over de Auteur
Paul Williams has worked in the television and film industries as a writer, producer and director. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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Werken van Paul Williams
Jackson, Crockett and Houston on the American Frontier: From Fort Mims to the Alamo, 1813-1836 (2016) 16 exemplaren
Custer and the Sioux, Durnford and the Zulus: Parallels in the American and British Defeats at the Little Bighorn… (2015) 9 exemplaren
The Last Confederate Ship at Sea: The Wayward Voyage of the CSS Shenandoah, October 1864-November 1865 (2015) 6 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Geslacht
- male
- Woonplaatsen
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Opleiding
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Beroepen
- animator
film director
historian - Korte biografie
- The late Paul Williams worked in the television and film industries as a writer, producer and director. He wrote several books about the American frontier and the Civil War. He lived in Melbourne, Australia. Paul Williams graduated from the Swinburne School of Film and Television. A writer, producer and director, his credits include The Black Planet, The Phantom Treehouse and The Island of Nevawuz. He is the author of Matthew Brady & Ned Kelly, The Shenandoah Affair, and he has written the children's books, A Kid's Guide to Cubby Houses, The Adventures of Black Ned and illustrated Grandfather's Dream Machine.
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Crawdaddy! Founder Paul Williams 1948-2013 in Book talk (april 2013)
Crawdaddy! Founder Paul Williams 1948-2013 in Science Fiction Fans (april 2013)
Besprekingen
Jackson, Crockett and Houston on the American… door Paul Williams
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.Written by an individual involved in TV and film, this book could easily be the basis for an action miniseries or collection of movies. It is built almost entirely around the three men mentioned in the title - Andrew Jackson, Davy Crockett, and Sam Houston. The author focuses on gritty action scenes, treacherous politics, and the intense last stand made by the Alamo garrison instead of deep analysis of a single specific campaign or political issue. This and its short chapters make the book easy to read, although following three complex individuals (even with the relatively light focus on complex political or social situations) is a bit difficult.… (meer)
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.This book is a well researched telling of a less discussed period of early American (and Texan) history. The narrative follows the events surrounding Andrew
Jackson, David Crockett and Sam Houston and their rise the power and fame.
The account of the Battle of Fort Mims is graphic and reveals the brutality of frontier warfare. The author does a good job in linking Fort Mims to the regional Creek and Seminole Wars that follow. The second half of the book focuses on the events of Texan Independence.
A recommended read if you're interested in learning more about this piece of history.… (meer)
Jackson, David Crockett and Sam Houston and their rise the power and fame.
The account of the Battle of Fort Mims is graphic and reveals the brutality of frontier warfare. The author does a good job in linking Fort Mims to the regional Creek and Seminole Wars that follow. The second half of the book focuses on the events of Texan Independence.
A recommended read if you're interested in learning more about this piece of history.… (meer)
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.I have read bios of Jackson, Crockett and Houston so I approached this book and the concept behind it with some skepticism. However, after reading the book, I commend Paul Williams for a fine job of storytelling that accomplishes exactly what was promised in the concept. Some stretches of the story to include documented contacts among the three men distracted a bit, from time to time, but I appreciated learning of those incidents. For those with an interest in this period of our history, this is a book worth reading. I would recommend it.
It does appear the book I read was not an advance copy. That is a great disappointment. As other reviewers have already noted, the copy editing was terrible. Where dates are so important in our understanding this period of history, the name of the month of dates, especially January and February, were intermingled, incorrectly, multiple times. This was the series of errors that upset me the most, but there were innumerable others, as noted by others. Very disappointing, as this appears to be a “final” edition of the book. I also support the comments that the illustrations by the author would better have been omitted. They detracted from rather than added to the text.… (meer)
It does appear the book I read was not an advance copy. That is a great disappointment. As other reviewers have already noted, the copy editing was terrible. Where dates are so important in our understanding this period of history, the name of the month of dates, especially January and February, were intermingled, incorrectly, multiple times. This was the series of errors that upset me the most, but there were innumerable others, as noted by others. Very disappointing, as this appears to be a “final” edition of the book. I also support the comments that the illustrations by the author would better have been omitted. They detracted from rather than added to the text.… (meer)
Deze bespreking is geschreven voor LibraryThing Vroege Recensenten.Despite some weakness in proof-reading and editing, this book by Paul Williams, is a very enjoyable and informative read. By detailing the intertwining lives of Andrew Jackson, David (Davy) Crockett, and Sam Houston, the author provides a broader and insightful view of their personalities and surrounding historical events. Much of this history about the Creek Indian War, The War of 1812, and the founding of an independent Texas, is probably unknown to most readers, but the narrative is compelling and successfully draws the reader into the story.
Williams has clearly performed thorough research, yet the text flows well without coming across as overly scholarly. He provides interesting references to outside events that help to keep subject events and circumstances in context with broader history. This technique is effective; as is the author's attention to all three men simultaneously, rather than treating each man individually as separate subjects. Nicely done.… (meer)
Williams has clearly performed thorough research, yet the text flows well without coming across as overly scholarly. He provides interesting references to outside events that help to keep subject events and circumstances in context with broader history. This technique is effective; as is the author's attention to all three men simultaneously, rather than treating each man individually as separate subjects. Nicely done.… (meer)
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