Gregory Klages

The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson

Separating Fact from Fiction

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Produktbeschreibung

Commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of Tom Thomson's death, cultural historian Gregory Klages offers the deepest look to date at the historical record, testimony, and archives about the artist's tragic and mysterious demise. Putting the whole range of theories under examination, he separates truth from legend in this great Canadian mystery.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dundurn Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 360g
• ISBN-13: 9781459731967
• ISBN-10: 1459731964
• Artikelnr.: 43427970

Autorenporträt

Gregory Klages is the research director for Death on a Painted Lake: The Tom Thomson Tragedy, one of twelve archival websites produced by the international award-winning Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History project. His research concerning Thomson has appeared in Canadian and American publications, and been talked about in national newspapers. He has also shared his insights on television and radio across the country. He lives in Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
A Note on the Text 9
Introduction: The Misunderstood Death of Tom Thomson 11
Part ONE: The Life of Tom Thomson 17
1 Tom Thomson's Life 19
2 Tom Thomson's Art 28
3 Tom Thomson's Last Summer 39
4 Mourning Tom Thomson 46
Part TWO: The Many Myths of Thomson's Death 67
5 Signs of Foul Play 69
6 A Body Discovered 100
7 An Accomplice Confesses 129
8 Thomson as a Father 145
9 Repetition Makes the Stories True 168
Part THREE: The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson 185
10 The Murder of Tom Thomson 187
11 The Suicide of Tom Thomson 206
12 The Body of Tom Thomson 216
13 The Accidental Death of Tom Thomson 225
Epilogue: The Last Death of Tom Thomson 235
Acknowledgements 238
A Note on the Sources 241
Selected Bibliography 243
Index 246