Walter Lord - His Life and Books
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Hyde Bay Camp For Boys Walter Lord - His Life and Books |
Back to The Lodge Eddie Brown writing -- It is totally likely that you are aware that one of our commodore’s god-daughters, Jenny Lawrence, daughter of his close friend Whistle Hornblower, has edited a book entitled The Way It Was, which is in many ways a diary of Walter Lord throughout his literary career. (Benjie [Jones] brought it to my attention.) It’s a terrific read. ________________________________________________________________ New! A wonderful biography on Walter Lord THE WAY IT WAS Edited by Jenny Lawrence
Ask any Titanic buff what got them interested in reading about the Titanic disaster and the majority will say A Night to Remember and Walter Lord’s books. Jenny Lawrence was a child when Walter was a familiar person in her house as her father was his editor. Walter’s stories made history romantic and fun and she learned history need not be dull. He wrote stories from a very human perspective, the experience of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. This is a book Titanic people who knew Walter and those wanted to know more about him will read and cherish for this is a biography by a person who spent a lot of time with him and really knew the man. Jenny Lawrence presents a fascinating look behind the scenes of Walter’s life and his best-selling books. Softcover. 294 pages. Illustrations in color and black and white.
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