One in a Thousand by Graham Broad

One in a Thousand by Graham Broad

This short microhistory details the life and death of Eddie McKay, a varsity athlete at Western University, who flew with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War. Graham Broad switches creatively from telling McKay's fascinating story to teaching valuable lessons on how to do history: why the past matters, why historians take different approaches, how to pose historical questions, how to identify relevant source materials, and the importance of thoughtful, intelligent, and respectful treatment of historical subjects. The book includes a timeline of the subject's life, a map of relevant combat areas in the Battle of the Somme, and nine illustrations. It concludes with four unsolved events in McKay's life: a mysterious woman, a strange advertisement for batteries, an empty envelope, and an unknown grave—demonstrating that even a detailed history about one person's life is never really complete.

"Professor Broad’s extensive notes on how to identify relevant source materials, how to pose questions, and how to assemble a book into a coherent story are invaluable"

-- Dana Lombardy * World War One Illustrated, July 2018 *

"Broad offers a very important study of both the history and historiography of one pilot’s experiences in the RFC during two of the most critical years of the air war over the Western Front. The relevance of his work is not confined to aviation or military history scholars but the non-specialist reader as well. His academic research, unique methodological approach, and use of primary and secondary sources are first-rate."

-- Thomas G. Bradbeer, US Army Command & General Staff College * First World War Studies *

Graham Broad is an associate professor of History at Kings College at Western University.

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ISBN 13	9781442607460
ISBN 10	1442607467
Titel	One in a Thousand
Autor	Graham Broad
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	University of Toronto Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2017-03-20
Seitenanzahl	208
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.