Brothers
Subtitle: on his brothers and brothers in history
By: George Howe Colt
Edition: Large print edition.
Series: Thorndike Press large print biography; Thorndike Press large print biography series
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Waterville, Maine
Language: eng
Number of pages: 791
ISBN-13: 9781410455284
Subjects: Case studies; Families; Brothers; Family
Description: George Howe Colt believes that he would be an entirely different man had he not grown up with three brothers. In this masterful blend of history and memoir, Colt alternates between his quest to understand how his own brothers shaped his life to an examination of the rich and complex relationships between iconic brothers in history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The Colt boys; title: Good brother, bad brother: Edwin and John Wilkes Booth; title: The fallout shelter; title: Brother against brother: John and Will Kellogg; title: Baseball; title: Brother's keeper: Vincent and Theo Van Gogh; title: Under the influence; title: Brothers Inc.: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, and Zeppo Marx; title: Aerogrammes; title: The lost brother: John and Henry David Thoreau; title: The Colt men.