Thomas B. Costain Plaque

Description

Media Type: Image
Item Type: Plaques
Inscriptions: Thomas B. Costain, 1885 - 1965
Born and educated in Brantford, Costain began his professional writing careers as a reporter for two local newspapers, The Expositor and The Courier. He became the most widely read Canadian-born author in the world. As author and editor, he provided a popular account of the evolution of British constitutional monarchy and Canadian historical development. One of his novels, Son of a Hundred Kings, was set in this city and The Chord of Steel, a biography of Alexander Graham Bell, clearly established Brantford as "the Birthplace of the Telephone."
Place of Publication: Brantford
Subject(s): Authors
Historic sites
Journalists
City of Brantford
Brantford - History
Language of Item: English
Copyright Statement: Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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