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Om författaren

Marc Aronson edits and publishes young adult fiction for Candlewick Press. He lives with his wife and son in Maplewood, New Jersey

Inkluderar namnen: Marc Aronson, Marc ed. Aronson

Verk av Marc Aronson

The Skull in the Rock (2012) 110 exemplar
Pick-Up Game: A Full Day of Full Court (2011) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 107 exemplar

Associerade verk

Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Bidragsgivare — 766 exemplar
Ain't Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry (2007) — Författare, vissa utgåvor189 exemplar
Taking Aim: Power and Pain, Teens and Guns (2015) — Bidragsgivare — 37 exemplar

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Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Aronson, Marc Henry
Födelsedag
1951-10-19
Kön
male
Nationalitet
USA
Bostadsorter
Maplewood, New Jersey, USA
Utbildning
New York University (Ph.D, American History)
Yrken
editor
public speaker
publisher
historian
Relationer
Budhos, Marina (wife)
Kort biografi
Marc Aronson earned his doctorate in American HIstory at NYU and has made his career as an award-winning editor and author. He teaches in the MLIS program and Rutgers University and frequently speaks in schools around the country. [adapted from The Skull in the Rock (2012)]

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I was very surprised at the author's ability to deal with some heavy historical realities gracefully and without throwing blame at just one group of people. He deftly placed Sir Walter in a historical context that did not excuse him or his peers from their incredibly violent treatment of other people, but it did allow him to be a sympathetic character with a cultural context that allowed for the decisions made to massacre the Irish or try to steal gold from the Native people of South America. Very well constructed and written.… (mer)
 
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mslibrarynerd | 3 andra recensioner | Jan 13, 2024 |
I am thoroughly enjoying this book. I like the concept that Manhattan can be described both geographically and chronologically and that has cemented the information in my brain. Aronson is a great writer and populates this book with tons of pictures that really help. Anyone interested in the history of this area will love this book.
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book58lover | 7 andra recensioner | May 14, 2023 |
I just finished reading Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos. I read it over a day and a half. The reviews were almost overwhelming glowing. Notwithstanding I give this book a "three." First, the quibbles.

I read Sugar Changed the World with interest, since I am a history buff. I did find it readable, enjoyable and informative. The book leaves more than a few unanswered questions. First, the discussion about Hawaii does not mention one of the most important and damning facts; that sugar growers toppled the formerly independent monarchy and replaced it with the bogus Republic of Hawaii. The latter "invited" annexation.Recently, Abigail Kawananakoa, Hawaiian princess and last heir to the Hawaiian throne, died at 96, see Abigail Kawananakoa, Hawaiian princess, dies at 96.

Another is a question for academic debate. Weren't the people from the slave source countries in Africa and India pretty miserable already? After all, there has been no widespread kidnapping of U.S. citizens for slave purposes.

This is more of a fact-checking issue. The book stated that India was the first breakaway from Britain since the U.S. had gained independence. That omits Canada, Australia, Ireland and I believe New Zealand. Granted, Canada my have been more "exclaved", to coin a word, that broken away on its own, since Britain had no wish to be embroiled in the U.S. Civil War. These are quibbles, but do somewhat detract from the book for serious, informed readers.
… (mer)
 
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JBGUSA | 44 andra recensioner | Jan 2, 2023 |

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Charles R. Smith, Jr. Contributor, Editor
Marina Budhos Contributor
Walter Dean Myers Contributor
David Bellavia Contributor
Christian Bauman Contributor
Helen Benedict Contributor
Bill Bigelow Contributor
Margo Lanagan Contributor
Ernie Pyle Contributor
Mark Twain Contributor
Joel Turnipseed Contributor
Chris Hedges Contributor
Fumiko Miura Contributor
Lyn Brown Contributor
Mickey Andrews Contributor
CW Bowman Jr Contributor
Lee Kelley Contributor
Fred Duane Cowan Contributor
Bob Dylan Contributor
Adam Rapp Contributor
Willie Perdomo Contributor
Robert Burleigh Contributor
Joseph Bruchac Contributor
Sharon G. Flake Contributor
Bruce Brooks Contributor
Robert Lipsyte Contributor
David L. Paterson Contributor
Jaime Adoff Contributor
Betsy Hearne Contributor
Naomi Shihab Nye Contributor
Russell Freedman Contributor
Marion Dane Bauer Contributor
Joan Bauer Contributor
Sonya Sones Contributor
Margaret Mahy Contributor
Jim Murphy Contributor
James Cross Giblin Contributor
Sharon Creech Contributor
Kyoko Mori Contributor
Avi Contributor
Katherine Paterson Contributor
Susan Cooper Contributor
Nikki Giovanni Contributor
Summer Edward Contributor
Cynthia Levinson Contributor
Sally M. Walker Contributor
Sanford Levinson Contributor
Steve Sheinkin Contributor
Christopher Turner Contributor
Karen Engelmann Contributor
Joyce Hansen Contributor
Tanya Lee Stone Contributor
Amy Alznauer Contributor
John Glick Illustrator and designer
Dion Graham Narrator
Brent Stirton Cover artist
Chris Raschka Illustrator

Statistik

Verk
30
Även av
4
Medlemmar
3,157
Popularitet
#8,094
Betyg
3.9
Recensioner
248
ISBN
113
Favoritmärkt
1

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