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James Cross Giblin Essay

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The author of the book that I decided to do my book review on is James Cross Giblin. Giblin was an American children’s author and editor. Giblin was born on july 8th, 1993, in Cleveland Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve university with a bachelors in drama, and went to get his master’s in play writing from columbia university. After being an actor, he went to work in publishing, first for Criterion Books, later for Lothrop, Lee and Shepard. At Clarion he edited such notable children’s books authors like Eileen Christelow, the author and illustrator of the “Five Little Monkeys” series. Some of his works include: Chimney Sweeps: Yesterday and Today, Let There Be Light: A Book About Windows, When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, The Life and Death Of Adolf Hitler, and …show more content…

James Cross Giblin later died on Sunday, April 10, 2015 at 82 years old, following a long illness.
In this book, Giblin presents the rise and fall of the “most dangerous and destructive” Dictator. Hitler was born to a very abusive father who frequently beat him. Hitler read a novel and figured out that a hero could prove his courage by not showing pain, so next time his dad tried to beat him he just counted the blows and according to hitler he never hit him again. Hitler loved painting. He was a very skilled artist ever since elementary school, he had dreams of becoming a great artist. After being rejected by the art academy, he lost his mother to breast cancer. After losing his mother, he settled in Vienna where he remained homeless for many months. He managed to make a living by selling his paintings. In April of 1913, hitler received his share of his father's estate. He used the money to move to germany. Hitler Joined the german military. He fought on the front lines in World War 1. He felt mad when people in the country lost hope in germany winning the war, and was upset when germany surrendered. After the war

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