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From: Tattercoat at aol.com <Tattercoat>
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 12:10:34 EDT
Concerning Brian Doyle's Uncle Roland, when I read it a year or so ago, I especially appreciated the political background, the view it gave into the uncertainty, courage, and raggedness of grass roots political action. There were many reasons for seeing these folks as heroes and yet they remained, always, very human, very real. There aren't many children's books that portray the political in every day life, from the perspective of a child observer and without the glossy sheen of retrospective awareness.
Carolyn Lehman Humboldt State University
Received on Sun 12 Sep 1999 11:10:34 AM CDT
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 12:10:34 EDT
Concerning Brian Doyle's Uncle Roland, when I read it a year or so ago, I especially appreciated the political background, the view it gave into the uncertainty, courage, and raggedness of grass roots political action. There were many reasons for seeing these folks as heroes and yet they remained, always, very human, very real. There aren't many children's books that portray the political in every day life, from the perspective of a child observer and without the glossy sheen of retrospective awareness.
Carolyn Lehman Humboldt State University
Received on Sun 12 Sep 1999 11:10:34 AM CDT
