Brothers: What the Van Goghs, Booths, Marxes, Kelloggs--And Colts--Tell Us about How Siblings Shape Our Lives and History Contributor(s): Colt, George Howe (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416547789 ISBN-13: 9781416547785 Publisher: Scribner Book Company
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Family & Relationships | Siblings - History |
Dewey: 306.875 |
LCCN: 2012027349 |
Physical Information: 1.13" H x 5.76" W x 8.88" L (1.04 lbs) 480 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Family - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
Features: Price on Product |
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 06/15/2014 pg. 28 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the bestselling National Book Award finalist, a "masterful blend of history and memoir" (San Francisco Chronicle) featuring the author's three brothers as well as iconic brothers in history--John and Henry David Thoreau; Vincent and Theo van Gogh; John Harvey and Will Kellogg; Edwin and John Wilkes Booth; and Harpo, Chico, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo Marx. EDWIN BOOTH GREW UP TO BECOME THE GREATEST ACTOR ON THE nineteenth-century American stage while his younger brother John grew up to assassinate a president. Vincent van Gogh would never have survived without the financial and emotional support of his younger brother, Theo, in a claustrophobic relationship that both defined and confined them. Henry David Thoreau's life was shadowed by the early death of his older brother, John, who haunted and inspired his writing. Colt parallels his quest to understand how his own brothers shaped his life with an examination of the complex relationships between famous brothers in history. Illuminating and affecting, Colt's magnificent book is a history told through the lens of fraternal rivalry--and love. |
Contributor Bio(s): Colt, George Howe: - George Howe Colt is the bestselling author of The Big House, which was a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; Brothers; November of the Soul; and The Game. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife, the writer Anne Fadiman. |
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