Christopher T. George
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| Gender | Male |
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| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | Medical editor, historian, freelance writer |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Links | Audio Clip, Wishlist |
| Introduction | Christopher T. George was born in Liverpool, England in 1948. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland, near Johns Hopkins University with his wife Donna. Chris is the author of Terror on the Chesapeake: The War of 1812 on the Bay and co-editor of the Journal of the War of 1812. He is featured in the History Channel's "First Invasion: The War of 1812." He is working with Dr. John McCavitt on a biography of Major General Robert Ross. See The Man Who Captured Washington - General Robert Ross. He is historian for the Havre de Grace Bicentennial project and is an advisor to both the Maryland and Baltimore County Bicentennial projects. He regularly gives talks on the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay region. Chris tweets at hashtag @cthompsongeorge |
| Interests | Poetry, art, history |
| Favorite movies | Citizen Kane, Random Harvest, Tom's Midnight Garden, Galaxy Quest, John Adams, Stolen, Fatal Desire |
| Favorite music | Eric Burdon, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, The Doors, Jethro Tull |
| Favorite books | Anything by Graham Greene, Francis Clifford, Jack Higgins, John Grisham; Poetry by Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, Randall Jarrell, Denise Levertov, D. J. Enright, Louise Glück, Louis Simpson, Dylan Thomas |
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Who was the general who burned Washington, D.C.?