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A review by audrarussellwrites
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman by Sarah H. Bradford
3.0
While this book did highlight Harriet's life, I would have liked to read in more detail about her entire life and not have it glossed over. The author states that she rushed to write this book before leaving for a trip to Europe and that is very evident.
The scenes from Harriet Tubman's life are not in order, but they are no less poignant. I think one thing that truly annoys me is that you can feel that the author doesn't believe all that Harriet Tubman told her about the horrors she endure during slavery. The author also chose to gloss over that period stating that what she went through was too uncomfortable.
Harriet Tubman was small in stature but possessed a strength -- both physical and mental -- which defied logic and boggled the mind. Not only did she help the enslaved escape to freedom, but she was called "The General" because she led several successful raids during the Civil War, the most notable being the Combahee (pronounced Chumbee) River Raid. She was also a nurse during the war and a spy. This book only slightly alludes to those, but I have read other books that detail Harriet Tubman's roles in the war in more detail.
For all she went through, Harriet Tubman stated in this book that she believed deeply that some of these slaver owners would make it to heaven because they didn't know any better and were only doing what they were taught to do. That statement is a testament to her unshakable belief in God, one which, had that been me who endured those horrific circumstances, might not have believed there was a God at all.
Harriet Tubman was certainly a hero of this country and deserves more than just her face on the 20 dollar bill.
The scenes from Harriet Tubman's life are not in order, but they are no less poignant. I think one thing that truly annoys me is that you can feel that the author doesn't believe all that Harriet Tubman told her about the horrors she endure during slavery. The author also chose to gloss over that period stating that what she went through was too uncomfortable.
Harriet Tubman was small in stature but possessed a strength -- both physical and mental -- which defied logic and boggled the mind. Not only did she help the enslaved escape to freedom, but she was called "The General" because she led several successful raids during the Civil War, the most notable being the Combahee (pronounced Chumbee) River Raid. She was also a nurse during the war and a spy. This book only slightly alludes to those, but I have read other books that detail Harriet Tubman's roles in the war in more detail.
For all she went through, Harriet Tubman stated in this book that she believed deeply that some of these slaver owners would make it to heaven because they didn't know any better and were only doing what they were taught to do. That statement is a testament to her unshakable belief in God, one which, had that been me who endured those horrific circumstances, might not have believed there was a God at all.
Harriet Tubman was certainly a hero of this country and deserves more than just her face on the 20 dollar bill.