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Chris Barton (writer)
Chris Barton may refer to: * Chris Barton (author), American author of children's books * Chris Barton (cyclist) Chris Barton (born June 7, 1988 in Sacramento) is an American former professional road cyclist. He rode in the 2011 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2008 : 1st Stage 3 Tour of Belize ( TTT) ;2009 : 5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ; ... (born 1988), American cyclist * Chris Barton (ice hockey) (born 1987), Canadian ice hockey player * Christopher Barton (1927–2013), Irish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics * Chris Barton (businessman), American technology entrepreneur {{hndis, Barton, Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Barton (author)
Chris Barton is an American author of children's books. His books has been included on numerous lists citing the best children's books of the year. Biography Barton grew up in Sulphur Springs, Texas, with his parents and older brother, though his father died when Barton was eight years old. Both of his parents, as well as his mother's parents had also grown up in Sulphur Springs. In 1993, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) with a degree in history. During his time at UT, he wrote for ''The Daily Texan''. In 2014, Barton pitched the idea of the Modern First Library (MFL) to BookPeople, an independent bookstore in Austin, which they followed up on. MFL "builds on book shoppers' inclination to buy a kid a "classic" picture book and leads them to also buy a new picture book that's more reflective of the modern, diverse society that those kids are growing up in." Barton currently lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Jennifer Ziegler. Together, they have fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Barton (cyclist)
Chris Barton (born June 7, 1988 in Sacramento) is an American former professional road cyclist. He rode in the 2011 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2008 : 1st Stage 3 Tour of Belize ( TTT) ;2009 : 5th Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux ;2013 : 2nd Time trial, National Amateur Road Championships ;2015 : 1st Stage 3 Valley of the Sun Stage Race The Valley of the Sun Stage Race is a stage race, multi-day cycling race held in Phoenix, Arizona. The race takes annually in February and is contested over three days. Winners References External links * Cycle races in the United States ... References 1988 births Living people American male cyclists {{US-cycling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Barton (ice Hockey)
Chris Barton (born July 12, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. Playing career Barton played two season with the Camrose Kodiaks in 2005–06 and 2006–07. He then played four years at Merrimack College. On March 30, 2011, Barton signed an amateur tryout contract with the American Hockey League's Bridgeport Sound Tigers. During the 2011–12 season, he played with the ECHL's Wheeling Nailers and the American Hockey League's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. For the month of November 2011, Barton was named ECHL Rookie of the month. Barton was also named to the 2011–12 ECHL All-Rookie Team. Barton re-signed with Wheeling on September 28, 2012. On March 17, 2013, Barton scored the 5,000th goal in Wheeling Nailers history. Career statistics Personal When Barton attended Merrimack College Merrimack College is a private Augustinian university in North Andover, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1947 by the Order of St. Augustine with an initial goal to edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Barton
Christopher "Chris" Bertram Ronald Barton (21 November 1927 – 18 August 2013) was an Irish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. Barton was born at Celbridge, Kildare, Ireland, the son of Captain Frederick Bertram Barton and Joan Aileen Lecky. He was educated at St Columba's College, Dublin and Jesus College, Cambridge. In 1948, he was a member of the victorious Cambridge crew in the Boat Race. Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for Leander Club at Henley Royal Regatta. The Leander eight were selected to row for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. See also *List of Cambridge University Boat Race crews *Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. Competitions were held over the Henley Royal Regatta course from 5 to 9 August. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 310 rowers from 27 nations competed at the ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |