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One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps Hardcover - 2017

by Graham Broad


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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.

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  • Title One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps
  • Author Graham Broad
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Toronto Press
  • Date 2017-03
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9781487593414 / 1487593414
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.7 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1900-1919
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Library of Congress subjects Great Britain, History - Methodology
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017479192
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps (Thinking Historically)

by Broad, Graham

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