National bestseller finalist 2011 ottawa book award for nonfiction roy macgregors lifelong fascination with tom thomson first. The potential buyer needs to know, however, that this is not the complete works of thomson. An introduction to his life and art 9781552976821 by silcox, david and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Body double tom thomson death and burial place, identifying. He has a longstanding interest in the life of tom thomson, and has written both a novel and a biography exploring the artists life and mysterious death. National bestseller finalist 2011 ottawa book award for nonfiction roy macgregors lifelong fascination with tom thomson first led him to write canoe lake, a novel inspired by a distant relatives affair with one of canadas greatest painters. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. As tom thomson was incredibly private, and the women who loved him even more so, i found this to be a very dissatisfying read, full of supposition and conjecture.
This book clears up all the misinformation from the time of tom thomson s death until this book was published roy macgregor was in a position to know the facts from family members that lived at that time and some who had worked in algonquin park. His book, the many deaths of tom thomson chronicles the most popular theories about the painters death and ultimately concludes that the official story is sound. Shelagh rogers has dubbed him the heir to peter gzowski. Journalist roy mcgregor has written at length on thomson, including a book of fiction canoe lake and nonfiction.
Why the 100yearold mystery of tom thomsons death lives. The enduring mystery of tom thomson and the woman who loved him. Roy macgregor oc is a canadian author of fiction and nonfiction. The book arrived in good time and wasis in excellent condition. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for thomas thompson in oregon or. Northern light by roy macgregor penguin random house canada. The vision of tom thomson, about the gifted, enigmatic painter whose woodsy adventures in algonquin park 100.
Now, macgregor breaks new ground, reexamining the mysteries of thomson s life, loves and violent death in the definitive nonfiction account. Finalist 2011 ottawa book award for nonfiction roy macgregors lifelong fascination with tom thomson first led him to write canoe lake, a novel inspired. Roy macgregor, author of canoe lake and northern light. The facts are not what most of us have heard over the years. His paintings pay tribute to traditional landscape painting, but with an affinity for the abstractions within nature. Tom thomsons death is still surrounded by conspiracy. Now, 21stcentury forensics may have helped solve one of our defining riddles. Thoroughly enjoyed this factmeetsfiction glimpse of tom thomson canadian group of seven painters life. The enduring mystery of tom thomson and the woman who loved him, by roy macgregor.
Roy macgregor was born in whitney, ontario, in 1948 and grew up in huntsville, ontario. A break in the mysterious case of tom thomson, canadas. Unraveling the mystery of the life and death of tom thomson. National bestseller finalist 2011 ottawa book award for nonfiction roy macgregors lifelong fascination with tom thomson first led him to write. Journalist roy macgregor, author of a new book about the group of seven artist, sought an additional opinion about the skeletons origins. A u of t team finally settles the question of where tom thomson was buried. Tom thomson was a renowned canadian painter and artist during the early 20th century, who inspired the formation of the group of seven, the first national school of art in. Thomas thompson in oregon or 69 records found whitepages. Roy macgregor tackles the mystery of his death on canoe lake in 1917 in a very sensitive way and brings to life many of the minor characters involved. Tom thomson s untimely death has haunted author roy macgregor for decades. Tom mcgregor is a plein air painter with a studio in saint paul, minnesota.