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A sense of the world
how a blind man became history's greatest traveler
By Roberts, Jason
- ISBN
- 978-0-00716-106-5
- Publisher
- New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2006
Adult/High School An engaging account of a most undeservedly obscure figure. The book itself is a fortuitous happenstance; had a certain volume not caught Roberts -s eye during a -wander break - through the stacks on a library visit, the story of Lieutenant James Holman, known to his contemporaries as the Blind Traveler, might still be lost to a modern audience. Born in 1786, Holman began service in the British navy at the age of 12. The rigorous lifestyle ravaged him physically; by age 20, pain had left...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
