Quote of the day
Bring me men to match my mountains,
Bring me men to match my plains,
Men with empires in their purpose,
And new eras in their brains.
Ronald Wright
Born: 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Ronald Wright is a Canadian author who has written books of travel, history and fiction. His nonfiction includes the bestseller Stolen Continents, winner of the Gordon Montador Award and chosen as a book of the year by the Independent and the Sunday Times.
Known for:
- A Short History of Progress (2004)
- The Gold Eaters: A Novel (2015)
- Stolen continents (1992)
- A Scientific Romance (1997)
- What is America? (2008)