New Century of Heroes

Published under the auspices of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, this volume recognizes the thousands of "ordinary" heroes who have been recognized over the years for their selfless acts of bravery and heroism.

About the author

Douglas R. Chambers was hired by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission in 2002 as acting managing director and immediately assumed oversight of preparations for the Commission's centennial observance in 2004. It was no small task, as it included editing a book on the history of the Hero Fund and producing its accompanying video; orchestrating a dinner and ceremony, which featured noted historian David G. McCullough as speaker; putting together a display of medals from all of Carnegie's hero funds for debut at an American Numismatic Association Convention; and coordinating the production and distribution of a limited-edition medallion, made in the likeness of the Carnegie Medal, to circulate as a cultural artifact.
After the centennial, Chambers centered on outreach activities, including coordinating personal presentations of the medal both by himself and by a volunteer cadre of past awardees. Chambers made his last medal presentation in June 2016 before retiring.
The book that Chambers edited, A Century of Heroes, received an award of excellence in 2005 from Communication Arts, and it, with its accompanying video, remain a part of the awarding materials given to each Carnegie hero.

Summary

Published under the auspices of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, this volume recognizes the thousands of "ordinary" heroes who have been recognized over the years for their selfless acts of bravery and heroism.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas R. Chambers, Douglas R. Zahren Chambers, Eric P. Zahren
• Assisted by: Eric P. Zahren (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781493070961
• ISBN: 978-1-4930-7096-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, North America, HISTORY / North America, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, History of the Americas, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, North America (USA and Canada)