The Unknown Van Gogh: The Life of Cornelis Van Gogh, From the Netherlands to South Africa - Couverture souple

Schoeman, Chris

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1770227911 ISBN 13 : 9781770227910

Editeur : Zebra Press, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Much has been written about Vincent van Gogh and his tempestuous relationship with his brother Theo. But few people know that there was a third Van Gogh brother, Cornelis, who was raised in the Netherlands, but worked, married and died in South Africa. Cornelis came to South Africa in 1889, aged twenty-two, and worked as an engineer, first for the Cornucopia Gold Company in Germinston and then for the Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg Maatskappy in Pretoria. He sided with the Boers in the Anglo-Boer War, first as a railway engineer and later as a commando in the Free State. Suffering from fever, he ended up in a hospital in Brandfort in 1900, where he committed suicide by shooting himself, as had his brother Vincent ten years before. Chris Schoeman's biography of Cor van Gogh recreates South Africa in the last decade of the nineteenth century, tells the personal story of this young uitlander, as revealed in his letters, and describes his relationship with his famous brother Vincent. With new insights based on original research, this book is an important addition to South African and world history.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Chris Schoeman was born in Somerset East and has master s degrees in history from the universities of Port Elizabeth and Colorado State. He has worked as a historian and journalist, and has authored and co-authored several books. These include District Six: The Spirit of Kanala, as well as the autobiographies of Springbok legends Danie Gerber, Frik du Preez and Os du Randt. His recent books include Boer Boy, Brothers in Arms, Angels of Mercy, Churchill s South Africa, The Historical Karoo and The Somme Chronicles.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Zebra Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1770227911
• ISBN 13: 9781770227910
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 252