Background
Dallemagne-Cookson, Elise Camille was born on March 31, 1933 in Tarrytown, New York, United States. Daughter of Edmund Leo and Irene (Poisson) Cookson.
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This is the true story of a young American woman who came to the Congo from Hollywood, via the US state Department, and found herself living in the beautiful eastern highlands of that country with a Belgian plantation owner during the days of terror that followed the Congo's break with colonial domination. It is an eyewitness account of the rise of Lamumba and expulsion of the European community; it is also a story of love and danger and family life.
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WRITER'S DIGEST, who has selected "The Red-Eye Fever" for its 2003 Book Award, Life Stories category, says, "...More than just a tale of a crocodile hunt, it ("The Red-Eye Fever") is a peek at a slice of time now gone. The look at the Congo as it stood on the verge of independence makes for fascinating reading. The author also wisely focuses her story, just dealing with her stay in the Congo. This narrowing of the topic adds power to the story. The writing reflects sensitivity and thoughtfulness, with the author providing example stories, dialogue and rich details to illustrate the general point that she is making. In looking at the style of writing, it is clear that this author has a talent for telling stories. The look of the book is also compelling, tying in with the idea of life in another time." Cleveland Moffett, book reviewer for THE BULLETIN, (the newsweekly of the capital of Europe, Brussels, Belgium, June 5, 2003, issue) writes, "The Red-Eye Fever, Adventures in the Belgian Congo" is a memoir by Elise Dallemagne-Cookson of her life in the Congo on a Foreign Service assignment that lasted from 1959 to the eve of the colony's independence a year later. "Dallemagne-Cookson tells what sounds like a very tall story about crocodile hunting with convincing relish. She had not been long at her new job when she accepted the challenge to take a plunge into the jungle to track down the formidable 175-year-old crocodile El Diablo. The sassy young New Yorker takes him on and lives to tell the tale. The cover photograph shows her with a gun in one hand, her foot on El Diablo's scaly back."
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Travel back into the wild frontier of 17th century Canada in an exciting tale of love, adventure, and war. Elise Dallemagne-Cookson's "Marie Grandin - Sent by the King" is the fascinating story of a brave young woman who was among the first French settlers to colonize North America. This book is the life story of Marie Grandin and the part she and her husband, Jean Baudet, played in the establishment of the New World. She was among the famous young women known as "Les Filles du Roi" - daughters of the King - sent by King Louis XIV of France to help colonize his possessions in North America. Follow her every adventure as she pioneers the settlement of Lotbiniere in Quebec, participates in La Salle's exploration of the Mississippi, dramatically rescues her daughter from the Mohawks, and witnesses Governor Frontenac's struggle for peace with the Iroquois Confederacy. Vibrant with accurate detail, Marie Grandin recounts the adventurous lives and struggles of the pioneers in the primeval forest wilderness of 17th century Canada. Based on the fascinating chronicles of her own ancestors, author Elise Dallemagne-Cookson, a direct descendant of Marie Grandin, tells Marie's story against a backdrop that is one of the most fascinating chapters in North American history.
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"The Red-Eye Fever" is about crocodile hunting in the former Belgian Congo, the author's first African adventure. Fresh from New York, she begins by slaying El Diablo, a famous 175 year-old, eighteen-foot crocodile that had been preying on the people for many years and was known to have consumed at least fifty inhabitants during its reign of terror. This adventure was followed by many others in the company of several extraordinary people she met at the time the Congo was preparing to take its place in African history as the first country, south of the Sahara, to gain independence from its colonial rulers.
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Dallemagne-Cookson, Elise Camille was born on March 31, 1933 in Tarrytown, New York, United States. Daughter of Edmund Leo and Irene (Poisson) Cookson.
AB, Katherine Gibbs Business School, 1951. Student, New York University, 1952. Student, Syracuse University, 1954.
Student, Florida Institute of Technology, 1975.
Publicist, production assistant United Artists, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Robert Rossen Productions, New York and Hollywood, California, 1955—1959. Partner Katzka, Farrell, Gaige Films. Public affairs officer United States Foreign Service, 1959—1960.
Farmer Congo and Argentina, 1959-1968. International hi-tech sales representative Harris Computers Florida, 1975-1978. Registered representative Wall Street various international banks, New York City, 1980-1989.
Foreign language teacher Cherry Valley (New York ) Schools, 1989-1993.
(This is the true story of a young American woman who came...)
( "The Red-Eye Fever" is about crocodile hunting in the f...)
(WRITER'S DIGEST, who has selected "The Red-Eye Fever" for...)
(Travel back into the wild frontier of 17th century Canada...)
Married Jeremy Gaige, June 6, 1951 (divorced June 1955). Married Pierre Georges Dallemagne (deceased May. 1979); children: Pierre E. (deceased May 1994), Paul C.