The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson
Separating Fact from Fiction
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Pub Date Jun 7 2016 | Archive Date Apr 29 2016
Dundurn | Dundurn Press
Description
A National Post Bestseller!
How did Tom Thomson die in the summer of 1917?
Was landscape painter Tom Thomson shot by poachers, or by a German-American draft dodger? Did a blow from a canoe paddle knock him unconscious and into the water? Was he fatally injured in a drunken fight? Did he end his life out of fear of being forced to marry his pregnant girlfriend?
Commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of the renowned Canadian landscape painter, The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson offers an authoritative review of the historical record, as well as some theories you might not have thought of in a hundred years. Cultural historian Gregory Klages surveys first-hand testimony and archival records about Thomson’s tragic demise, attempting to sort fact from legend in the death of this Canadian icon.
How did Tom Thomson die in the summer of 1917?
Was landscape painter Tom Thomson shot by poachers, or by a German-American draft dodger? Did a blow from a canoe paddle knock him unconscious and into the water? Was he fatally injured in a drunken fight? Did he end his life out of fear of being forced to marry his pregnant girlfriend?
Commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the death of the renowned Canadian landscape painter, The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson offers an authoritative review of the historical record, as well as some theories you might not have thought of in a hundred years. Cultural historian Gregory Klages surveys first-hand testimony and archival records about Thomson’s tragic demise, attempting to sort fact from legend in the death of this Canadian icon.
A Note From the Publisher
Gregory Klages is the research director for Death on a Painted Lake: The Tom Thomson Tragedy, one of twelve archival websites produced by the Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History project. He is uniquely situated to address Thomson’s death and how it has been investigated over the last century. He lives in Toronto.
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PUBLICITYTargeted media and blogger review mailingsAdvance Reading Copies available, enhanced quantityKey Influencer mailingNiche marketing to associations and interest groups
Book website: https://www.academia.edu/963520/The_Many_Deaths_of_Tom_ThomsonBook hashtag: #ManyDeathsofTomThomson
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781459731967 |
| PRICE | $26.99 (USD) |
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