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PERSONAL
Born 1957, in England; immigrated to United States.
EDUCATION:London College of Printing, B.A.; Royal College of Art, M.A.
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CAREER
Writer and illustrator. Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, chair of illustration department. Former journalist for East Anglian Daily Times.
AWARDS:American Booksellers Association Pick of the Lists citation, 1992, for The Willow Pattern Story.
WRITINGS
Contributor to periodicals, including New Yorker, Time, and London Observer.
SIDELIGHTS
Illustrator and writer Allan Drummond began his career as a journalist before attending the London College of Printing, where he earned his B.A., and then went on to earn his M.A. at the Royal College of Art. Drummond’s training in both writing and illustrating led to his first book for children, The Willow Pattern Story, which has remained in publication since its original publication in 1992.
Based on a story Drummond heard while growing up in Essex, England, The Willow Pattern Story tells the legend behind the popular blue-and-white pattern found on chinaware. Although the pattern was developed in England, the story behind it, according to Drummond’s tale, is based on two Chinese lovers and their transformation into doves. In an interview, Drummond noted that the image is “so well-known that people don’t even bother to look at it. But children do—children will always ask, What’s going on in this picture? As an adult you just say, ‘Well, it’s the willow pattern.’”
Drummond was convinced by his editor to add color to the illustrations, rather than using the traditional blue and white of the china pattern. A reviewer for the New York Times praised the author/illustrator’s “handsome, stylized illustrations” and a Publishers Weekly contributor wrote of The Willow Pattern Story that Drummond’s “ingenious use of uncommon source material may inspire readers to watch for hidden stories in everyday objects.”
Based on an American folk story, Drummond’s self-illustrated Casey Jones retells the traditional story of the heroic railroad engineer and weaves into the tale information regarding the development of the U.S. railroad system during the 1800s. “Soft watercolor illustrations capture the feeling of movement and adventure that railroad travel inspired,” wrote Marta Segal in her Booklist review of the book, and a Publishers Weekly contributor noted that Drummond’s “pen-and-ink images washed with invigorating swathes of color echo the rhythms of the narrative.” Commenting on the book’s prose, Sheilah Kosco noted in School Library Journal that it “reads like a ballad.”
Drummond mixes truth and legend in his story about the arrival of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in Liberty! The story is told from the perspective of a young boy who has the job of letting the sculptor know when to remove the statue’s veil. “Drummond takes a kernel of history—a boy chosen to signal the sculptor—and turns it into both a thoughtful lesson and a visual pageant,” wrote GraceAnne A. DeCandido in Booklist, and Grace Oliff noted in School Library Journal that the author/illustrator “is meticulous regarding historical details.” Praising the art in Liberty!, a Publishers Weekly contributor wrote that Drummond’s “pen-and-wash illustrations [are] so lively [that] they seem to dance on the page.”
The Wright brothers are the subject of another self-illustrated book, The Flyers. Told from the perspective of a neighborhood boy, Drummond’s story features not only the work of the famous aviators, but also the dreams that the neighborhood children have of flying. Noting the many books written about the Wright brothers, Carolyn Phelan commented in Booklist that “few offer such a child-centered perspective of the men and their work.” Maintaining that Drummond captures the excitement of his young characters in both his text and illustrations, a Publishers Weekly reviewer concluded that The Flyers “stands out for its ability to harness the imagination of youngest readers and make it soar.”
Tin Lizzie celebrates the hundredth anniversary of the invention of Henry Ford’s Model T. Young Eliza and her siblings love the wheels they own, from rollerblades to bicycles and skateboards, but they get a special treat when their grandfather takes them out in his hundred-year-old Model T. In addition to presenting a simple story about children riding with their grandfather, Tin Lizzie includes a discussion among the narrator and her siblings regarding the automobile’s involvement in the problems facing the world, such as oil shortages, that “makes the current crisis understandable to young children and provides a jumping-off point for many important discussions,” according to Horn Book critic Robin L. Smith. Gay Lynn Van Vleck commented in School Library Journal that “Drummond’s spirited illustrations neatly depict vehicles both old and new,” and Carolyn Phelan wrote in Booklist that the book’s “color-washed ink drawings are charming, … and the text is thought-provoking.”
Along with his self-illustrated titles, Drummond has also provided artwork for books by other authors. His illustrations for The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margaret and H.A. Rey were called “spirited” and “brimming with action and details” by Phelan, and a Kirkus Reviews critic wrote that “Drummond’s movement-filled watercolors evok[e] … but never imitat[e] … the work of his subjects.” A contributor to Publishers Weekly similarly commented that the author/illustrator’s work “display[s] a whimsy and energy appealingly reminiscent of the Reys’ art, while still uniquely his own.”
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PERIODICALS
Booklist, March 15, 2000, Shelley Townsend-Hudson, review of Stories Told by Mother Teresa, p. 1384; February 15, 2001, Marta Segal, review of Casey Jones, p. 1140; March 15, 2002, GraceAnne A. DeCandido, review of Liberty!, p. 1256; October 1, 2003, Carolyn Phelan, review of The Flyers, p. 326; October 15, 2005, Carolyn Phelan, review of The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margaret and H.A. Rey, p. 45.
Horn Book, September-October, 2003, Betty Carter, review of The Flyers, p. 594.
Kirkus Reviews, April 1, 2002, review of Liberty!, p. 490; August 1, 2003, review of The Flyers, p. 1015.
New York Times Book Review, September 20, 1992, review of The Willow Pattern Story; May 19, 2002, Alexander Stille, review of Liberty!, p. 20.
Publishers Weekly, August 17, 1992, review of The Willow Pattern Story, p. 498; August 31, 1992, Amanda Smith, interview with Drummond, p. 40; January 31, 2000, review of Stories Told by Mother Teresa, p. 103; December 18, 2000, review of Casey Jones, p. 78; January 7, 2002, review of Liberty!, p. 64; August 25, 2003, review of The Flyers, p. 63.
School Library Journal, April, 2001, Sheilah Kosco, review of Casey Jones, p. 106; May, 2002, Grace Oliff, review of Liberty!, p. 111; August, 2003, Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, review of Liberty!, p. 64; October, 2003, Harriett Fargnoli, review of The Flyers, p. 118.
ONLINE
Allan Drummond Home Page, http://www.allandrummond.com (December 17, 2009).
Savannah College of Art and Design Web site, http://www.scad.edu/ (December 17, 2009), “Alan Drummond.”*
Allan Drummond is a hugely versatile illustrator, writer, and designer with a style that is fresh, contemporary, and quintessentially English. His client list includes The Royal Mail, London Undergound, The New Yorker magazine, Time Magazine, The Daily Telegraph, Pentagram, The Partners, and many other corporate and advertising clients.
Allan Drummond
When he left school, Allan became a reporter and sub-editor on his local paper, the East Anglian Daily Times in Ipswich. Excited by the world of words, pictures and print, he moved to London to study graphic design at the London College of Printing, where his final year tutor was the great poster designer Tom Eckersley.
Allan won a Royal Mail scholarship to study illustration at the Royal College of Art when Quentin Blake was the Head of the illustration department. Printmaker Sheila Robinson was Allan's personal tutor, and invited him to visit Saffron Walden to spend time with Edward Bawden who was still hard at work, proving that drawing, design, lettering and commerce can indeed work very well together.
When a team of architects for London Transport visited the college seeking mural designs for London's biggest subway interchange, Holborn station, Allan set to work, and on the advice of RCA sculpture professor Eduardo Paolozzi, he built cardboard model collages in order to visualise the project. Today thousands of travellers every day enjoy the murals that Allan printed by hand as a student, using enamels silkscreened on steel panels.
In 2005 Allan and his family settled in Savannah, Georgia, USA, where he accepted the position of Chair of Illustration at SCAD. During his tenure the department flourished, doubling in size, and Allan's own students were regular winners in national and international student competitions. In the USA Allan continued creating his picture books for Farrar Straus and Giroux in New York. He donated an exhibit of his illustrations for The Journey that Saved Curious George (Houghton Mifflin) to the Anti Defamation League, and the show continues to tour nationwide with Exhibits USA.
Now Allan and his family are safely back home in Suffolk, where Allan continues to illustrate, and to create picture books in a style that remains fresh, contemporary, and quintessentially English. He is also Senior Lecturer in Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art.
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Author/illustrator Allan Drummond studied at the Royal College of Art. His many books include Tin Lizzie, a Green Earth Honor Book. He lives in Savannah, Georgia ,where he is Chair of Illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Illustrator Allan Drummond received his degree in Graphic Design from London College of Printing and Illustration from the Royal College of Art. Allan lives with his wife and three sons in Savannah, Georgia. His web site is www.allandrummond.com.
Allan Drummond is the author and illustrator of many books, including Pedal Power, Energy Island and The Journey that Saved Curious George. He studied illustration at the Royal College of Art, London and lives in Suffolk, England. Visit his website at www.allandrummond.com.
Allan Drummond
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Senior Lecturer, Illustration
Faculty:Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
School:Cambridge School of Art
Location: Cambridge
Areas of Expertise: Illustration, drawing and book art
Courses taught: Illustration, Children's Book Illustration
Allan Drummond’s award winning children's books are published by Farrar Straus and Giroux, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Penguin books, and Orchard Books. Allan created the mural and floor designs in Holborn underground station, and was one of the artists chosen to illustrate the Royal Mail’s Millennium year postage stamps.
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allan.drummond@anglia.ac.uk
Background
Before joining the staff at Cambridge School of Art, Allan was Chair of Illustration at SCAD, the Savannah College of Art and Design. He has been a visiting lecturer at a large number universities, art schools and libraries in the UK and the USA.
As an illustrator, writer and designer Allan’s client list includes The Royal Mail, London Underground, The New Yorker magazine, Time Magazine, The Daily Telegraph and many corporate and advertising clients.
Allan trained as reporter and sub-editor on the East Anglian Daily Times before studying graphic design at the London College of Printing, where his final year tutor was the great poster designer Tom Eckersley. He studied illustration at the Royal College of when where his tutors were Quentin Blake and the printmaker Sheila Robinson.
Research interests
The intersection and interaction of words and pictures in print and digital media.
Exploring facts and historical events through the medium of children’s picture books.
Teaching
Illustration Practice 1
Understanding Images
Qualifications
MA (Royal College of Art) Illustration
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, London College of Printing
Diploma, National Council for the Training of Journalists
Memberships, editorial boards
Association of Illustrators
New York Society of Illustrators
Advisory Board (illustration) Saturday Evening Post (2005 – 2008)
Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange
Founding sponsor of Varoom magazine UK (the international research publication for illustration)
Judge - Association of Illustrators Annual 2003
Judge - USA 3x3 illustration awards 2011
Judge – Venice Teatrio Children’s Book Illustration Competition 2012
Selected recent publications
Drummond, A., (2011). Energy Island. Written and illustrated by Allan Drummond, Farrar Straus and Giroux. New York. Translations in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish ISBN 978125005676.
Ovenden, M., (2013). London Underground by Design. Featuring Holborn murals by Allan Drummond). Penguin Books. London. ISBN 10: 1846144175.
Drummond, A., (2016). Green City. Written and Illustrated by Allan Drummond, Farrar Straus and Giroux New York ISBN 0374379998.
Recent presentations and conferences
The Wartime Escape: The work of the Creators of Curious George, Hans and Margret Rey. Houston Holocaust Museum, TX. 8 November 2013.
DRUMMOND, Allan. Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed Their World. illus. by author. unpaged. CIP. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. Mar. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-374-32184-0. LC 2009041916.
Gr 2-6--This account of how the residents of a Danish island made large and small changes to switch to renewable energy sources puts names and faces to processes described in more conventional discussions of alternative energy. Before the transformation, Samso's most remarkable feature was its continual winds. A determined teacher spent several years trying to convince residents to create their own energy sources to break their dependence on energy generated on the mainland. Two residents eventually agreed to proceed with wind-turbine projects. When a fierce winter storm disrupted the usual electrical transmission, the only source of power on the island came from one of the wind turbines. Once the citizens became convinced of the potential benefits of energy independence, the projects multiplied: solar panels, biomass furnaces, electric cars, and bicycles. Now people from around the world come to Samso to learn about ways to harness renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions. Informative sidebars supply information on global warming, renewable and nonrenewable energy, and conservation. What is most remarkable about this island, though, is how ordinary people achieved an extraordinary 140 percent reduction in carbon emissions in just 10 years. The illustrations further personalize the story with energy of their own as they bring Samso and its residents to life. A fine choice for most libraries, even those with a number of more conventional introductions to alternate energy sources.--Kathy Piehl, Minnesota State University, Mankato
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Piehl, Kathy. "Drummond, Allan. Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed Their World." School Library Journal, vol. 57, no. 3, Mar. 2011, p. 142. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A250322384/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=ade7c629. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed Their World, by Allan Drummond; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011; 34 pages, $16.99
While the hot air from politicians could provide enough energy to satisfy all Earth's citizens' needs, natural wind is a close second best. With lively, effortlessly fluid, cartoonlike, figures and washes, Drummond describes a teacher's efforts over several years to mobilize his neighbors to kick their oil and gas consumption habit on the unusually windy Danish island of Samso. Drummond notes how "ordinary" the community's energy consumption habits were, using "hot water without thinking," for instance ("Bath, then bed!" says one pictured mother). And the initial reluctance to change lifestyles is also "ordinary" ("'Bicycles?' said Mogens Mahler. 'No way. I love my truck!'"). But after an island-wide blackout (illustrated with a lovely dark spread of houses and horses viewed from above, surreally littered with stars), the advantages of self-sufficiency hit home. One person makes tractor fuel oil from his canola crop, another builds a biomass furnace that operates on straw, while a farm family installs solar panels. Other islanders build wind turbines so effective that on windy days they send electricity back to the mainland via undersea cables. Detailed sidebars discuss carbon emissions and climate change, but by focusing on individuals--and repeating images of kids holding pinwheels along with the refrain "Hold on to your hats!"---Drummond keeps the tale of Samso's green metamorphosis into "Energy Island" down-to-earth and breezy.
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Setton, Dolly. "Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind and Changed Their World." Natural History, vol. 119, no. 10, Nov. 2011, p. 39. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A275489114/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=547324fd. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
DRUMMOND, Allan. Green City: How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future., illus. by Allan Drummond. 40p. notes. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. Mar. 2016. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780374379995.
Gr 1-5--On May 4, 2007, a treacherous tornado destroyed Greensburg, KS, "in nine-minutes flat." Eleven people died; the school, "hospital, nine churches, the water tower, tire drugstore with its soda fountain, the grocery store, the two hotels, the three banks, tire theater, and everything else--just gone." President George W. Bush declared Greensburg a national disaster area, and volunteers and donations arrived from all over. The inhabitants decided to rebuild: to make a tornado-proof town and to make it green. They designed models of homes with rounded walls, wood-paneled geodesic domes, and superinsulation. While many chose to relocate, the 800 residents who stayed are now proud to live in "America's Green City." The narrator, a boy in a red T-shirt, jeans, and a green baseball cap, tells the story in an engaging, accessible voice. Speech bubbles add drama and other townspeople's points of view; three denser sidebars provide more information. Drummond's ink-and-watercolor illustrations bustle with detail and activity. Some are full spreads, many are horizontal or vertical panels. An author's note explains that while Drummond was working on this book, a fire devastated his home, causing him and his family to suddenly face the same challenges as the denizens of Greensburg. Happily, they now live in "a house built for the future." VERDICT An inspiring read-aloud for units on natural disasters or for Earth Day.--Barbara Auerbach, New York City Public Schools
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Auerbach, Barbara. "Drummond, Allan. Green City: How One Community Survived a Tornado and Rebuilt for a Sustainable Future." School Library Journal, vol. 62, no. 1, Jan. 2016, p. 117. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A438949332/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=63b36058. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
Drummond, Allan GREEN CITY Frances Foster/Farrar, Straus & Giroux (Children's Picture Books) $17.99 3, 15 ISBN: 978-0-374-37999-5
After a severe storm called a supercell destroyed the community of Greensburg, Kansas, residents banded together to rebuild in ways that would be sustainable and storm-proof. The Greensburg GreenTown project is described here in the voice of an imagined, unnamed child whose experience mirrors that of many residents who survived the tornado of 2007 and participated in the post-storm reconstruction. Drummond's words and loosely drawn pen-and-watercolor-wash illustrations tell the story in a straightforward fashion. He begins even before the title page with striking images of the destructive power of the storm and goes on with a nice interplay of words and pictures through the difficulties of cleanup and relocation, the coming together of the community, and the reconstruction. He shows real buildings: homes and commercial establishments, a water tower and wind farm, the Big Well Museum, and, most importantly, the Kiowa County School. Without being too technical, he weaves in solid information about energy efficiency and sustainability. Sidebars add information about Greensburg's decision to go green and about building sustainable homes and the school. A final note connects the town's disaster to a fire in the author's own home, and he concludes with sensible "tips for going green" appropriate for his intended readers. Designed to be a companion to the author/illustrator's Energy Island (2011), this will be equally welcomed in school and public libraries. (source notes) (Informational picture book. 5-9)
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"Drummond, Allan: GREEN CITY." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Jan. 2016. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A541695314/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=9422c7aa. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
Drummond, Allan SOLAR STORY Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Children's Informational) $18.99 3, 17 ISBN: 978-0-374-30899-5
Having examined aspects of sustainable living in Pedal Power (2017) and earlier titles, Drummond now turns to the world's largest solar power plant.
Every day, Nadia, Jasmine, and their classmates walk under the Moroccan sun to their school on the edge of the Sahara. A class field trip to the Noor power plant gives the kids the opportunity to think about both global sustainability and "what…the solar plant [is] doing for us, right here, in our village." Loose lines and cheery watercolors are equally deft at describing energetic, ebullient kids and the vast power plant, "the size of 3,500 soccer fields." Jasmine, who wears a yellow hijab, narrates, her clear, convincing voice evincing curiosity and enthusiasm, while speech balloons allow her classmates to interject: "Look! There's Naima's mom," one says, spotting a classmate's mother in the power-plant control room. Jasmine notes that the plant has brought benefits to her community, but in fits and starts: Construction workers now put skills to use as entrepreneurs, but the school doesn't have internet yet. Sidebars provide further information on the region, the plant, and sustainability, ably complementing the text. In his author's note, Drummond confesses that his "surprise" at learning that the world's biggest power plant is not "in a highly developed country" is "evidence of my own cultural shortsightedness," but he's rallied to produce a surprisingly complex yet accessible exploration.
A valuable look at sustainability and development. (bibliography) (Picture book. 5-10)
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"Drummond, Allan: SOLAR STORY." Kirkus Reviews, 1 Feb. 2020, p. NA. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A612619043/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=5c7bdc9c. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
Drummond, Allan PEDAL POWER Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Children's Picture Books) $17.99 3, 28 ISBN: 978-0-374-30527-7
Pedal-power protests in the 1970s turned Amsterdam into "the capital city of cycling."Spurred on by activist mom Maartje Rutten and friends, a campaign to take back Amsterdam's streets that began with festive, peaceful protests turned more serious when a bike-riding child was killed. With auto traffic banned on Sundays because of a fuel shortage, a dramatic mass ride through a cars-only tunnel seemed to turn the tide. New regulations including special bike lanes, traffic-calming constructions, and new right-of-way laws changed things in Amsterdam and all over the world. The author surrounds this simply told story with endpapers showing bicycle efficiency, bicycle contributions to social progress, great cyclists, and great bikes of the world. He includes statistics about bike-share programs and reasons for using bicycles to get around. As he did in other tales of community transformation, he decorates his text with cheerful pen-and-ink sketches with watercolor wash. Appropriately for the Netherlands, most of the people shown are white; Drummond correctly includes racially diverse cyclists and also provides a 1970s photograph in the author's note showing a smiling rider of African descent. The note recalls his original goal: showing "how wonderful it feels to ride a bike, particularly in a city." That joy is evident throughout; it might even convince some readers to give it a try. Drummond rolls along with another successful story of environmental change. (bibliography) (Informational picture book. 5-9)
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"Drummond, Allan: PEDAL POWER." Kirkus Reviews, 15 Jan. 2017. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A477242266/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=d753c877. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.
DRUMMOND, Allan. Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World. illus. by Allan Drummond. 40p. biblio. glossary. Farrar. Mar. 2017. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780374305277.
K-Gr 3--Veteran nonfiction children's author Drummond presents yet another engaging tale about community action leading to change. This title relates how Amsterdam became a world-renowned city of bicycles. Bicycles had always been abundant in the city because they were affordable. But in the 1970s, the economy grew and so did the number of motor vehicles on the roads, while bicycles rapidly became outnumbered. Some people started protesting, including Maartje Rutten. Then, in 1971, Dutch journalist Vic Langen-hoff wrote an impassioned article about the more than 500 children who had died that year in traffic and bicycle accidents, including his own daughter. That article roused the entire country to the dangers of mixing bikes and motor vehicles without laws, and the need for regulations to protect cyclists. The persistence of Rutten, other avid cyclists, and community activists, as well as an oil and gas shortage, eventually encouraged political leaders to support city and community bicycle laws. The text is well written, engaging, and concise. Words are scattered throughout the illustrations, enhancing the visual experience. The bright cartoon-style ink and color washes, with flowing lines, create the impression of movement, which is well suited to the subject matter. Appended are an author's note, a bibliography of additional resources, a short pictorial list of famous cyclists, and a brief pictorial glossary of types of bicycles. VERDICT An intriguing nonfiction picture book to augment the community action section and for casual reading.--Gretchen Crowley, formerly at Alexandria City Public Libraries, VA
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Crowley, Gretchen. "Drummond, Allan. Pedal Power: How One Community Became the Bicycle Capital of the World." School Library Journal, vol. 63, no. 2, Feb. 2017, p. 114. Gale General OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A479405671/ITOF?u=schlager&sid=ITOF&xid=7bbd64e2. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.