On writing biography: my experience with george james christian

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2017-06-02

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The presentation will describe my experience of writing the following book: Returned Exile: A Biography of George James Christian of Dominica and the Gold Coasts, 1869-1940. Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press and Republic Bank Limited, 2016, 320p. It will consider the following themes: 1 Data Gathering from Personal Papers 2 Creating other Source Materials: Collection of oral sources 3 Outline of A Life 4 From Source-Material to Story 5 Importance of the Scholarly Review Process 6 Timelines for the Process

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Source-Material, Collection, oral sources, Timelines

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