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Philip Gerard

Autor von Writing Creative Nonfiction

25 Werke 974 Mitglieder 7 Rezensionen Lieblingsautor von 1 Lesern

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Philip Gerard as scripted eleven documentaries for public television.

Beinhaltet die Namen: Philip Gerard, Gerard Philips

Werke von Philip Gerard

Writing Creative Nonfiction (2001) 298 Exemplare
Cape Fear Rising (1994) 38 Exemplare
Hatteras Light (1986) 23 Exemplare
Desert Kill (1994) 11 Exemplare
The Dark of the Island (2016) 8 Exemplare
The Patron Saint of Dreams (2012) 6 Exemplare

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Geburtstag
1955
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male

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Profiles the virtually unknown 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, an elite, thousand-man "ghost army" that helped win the Battle of Europe and fought in more campaigns than any other unit in the European Theater of Operations. ...consisting of a group of American artists, designers, writers, and electronics and sound engineers--including fashion tycoon Bill Blass,
 
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MasseyLibrary | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Apr 16, 2022 |
lifesavers on the NC coast during WWII
 
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sherribrari | Oct 2, 2021 |
Being episodic accounts illuminating the lives of North Carolinians during the War of the Rebellion. The book proceeds for most of its length with only a vague nod to chronology, but tightens focus during the final few chapters, which treat of General Sherman's invasion of the state at war's end. The author tells us that he was selected for this project, originally a series of articles for his state's historical society's magazine, because, not in spite of, the fact that he is not a historian but a creative writing professor, and indeed, he's a magnificent storyteller. He chooses his vignettes carefully and often builds to a memorable and dramatic climax, just as in a good novel.… (mehr)
 
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Big_Bang_Gorilla | Aug 13, 2021 |
This historical novel narrates events in late 1898 in Wilmington, NC, a 25,000 population city which at that time had many black professionals, tradesmen and politicians. White supremacists imported weapons and carried out a coup d'etat, with murders and forced ouster of duly elected political officers. The book details the labyrinth of small town politics during the late reconstruction era. The interactions between people and races are fascinating, but I found myself wishing a true historical narrative had been written. But one has not. Perhaps small town politics has had a role to play in that? Otherwise, I found the novel less than compelling in its literary art.… (mehr)
 
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25
Mitglieder
974
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½ 3.6
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7
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45
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