{"product_id":"one-in-a-thousand-graham-broad-9781442607460","title":"One in a Thousand: The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Broad\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442607467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442607460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Graham Broad","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44202110386431,"sku":"9781442607460","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9d90a90f-1faf-4dc7-b12e-9683047a9a04.jpg?v=1691493265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/one-in-a-thousand-graham-broad-9781442607460","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}