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David Crane (historian)

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David Crane is a Scottish historian and author.

Crane read history and English at Oxford University before becoming a lecturer at universities in the Netherlands, Japan, and Africa. He lives in northwest Scotland.

He has written two books about Lord Byron and his family; a biography of explorer Robert Falcon Scott; and a book about World War I grave monuments. He has also written a book about The Battle of Waterloo called Went the Day Well? (Witnessing Waterloo).

Awards and honours

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Bibliography

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  • Lord Byron's Jackal: A Life of Trelawny (1999)[3]
  • The Kindness of Sisters: Annabella Milbanke and the Destruction of the Byrons (2002), held in 390 libraries according to WorldCat[4]
  • Scott of the Antarctic: A Life of Courage and Tragedy in the Extreme South (2006)[5]
  • Empires of the Dead: How One Man's Vision led to the Creation of WWI's World Graves (2013)
  • Went the Day Well? (Witnessing Waterloo) (2015)

References

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  1. ^ Charlotte Higgins (30 September 2013). "Samuel Johnson prize 2013 shortlist – in pictures". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  2. ^ Timothy R. Smith (9 April 2014). "David Reynolds wins PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize". The Washington Post. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ WorldCat
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  5. ^ WorldCat