Review: An admirable piece of research told in an interesting way
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2013
It's not often I pick up a biography to read. After reading this one, I might have to give them more of a go. Perhaps the joy of this one was in reading about someone I didn't know much about, nor the times she lived in - I suspect that had a selected a biography about a modern day pop star or celebrity, I would not have felt the same way.So this one was an eye opener for me. I won't outline who Edmonia Lewis was since you can find this out in Wikipedia or by reading the other reviews I scanned before selecting this novel. Instead I'll comment more about the authors and how they put this together.It strikes me that the authors must have carried out extreme research for this book. The details are all there, yet for all the academic study carried out, the joy of the book for me is in the telling of an interesting person at an even more interesting time in American history.I can imagine that the subject matter in this book is not going to make this book go to the top seller list. Yet, this is not the type of book that will appeal to anyone looking for a light read. Instead it should appeal to anyone interested or at least curious to know more about early modern American history. An admirable biography.