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A review by queendbw
Passing Strange: A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line by Martha A. Sandweiss
adventurous
emotional
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Book #32.
This is a biography of Clarence King, who was the first Director of the USGS.
He lost his father at an early age, but was able to get a great education and had many close friends and adventures. He was a geologist by trade. He explored the great west, including the Sierras and much of California. He travelled extensively around the US and abroad. And he had a secret life!
He maintained a separate life as James Todd, a black Pullman Porter. He married a black woman and fathered five children. He confessed to his wife on his death bed.
His life story is fascinating on several fronts and the author does an awesome job bringing him to life. Highly recommend this one!
#readingisfundamental #readsof2021 #bookworm
This is a biography of Clarence King, who was the first Director of the USGS.
He lost his father at an early age, but was able to get a great education and had many close friends and adventures. He was a geologist by trade. He explored the great west, including the Sierras and much of California. He travelled extensively around the US and abroad. And he had a secret life!
He maintained a separate life as James Todd, a black Pullman Porter. He married a black woman and fathered five children. He confessed to his wife on his death bed.
His life story is fascinating on several fronts and the author does an awesome job bringing him to life. Highly recommend this one!
#readingisfundamental #readsof2021 #bookworm