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Historic Resumes of Famous Americans

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My friend showed me this book at school when we were learning about the poet Emily Dickinson. I didn't know she was such a good poet and now I have more of her books of poetry. It also has Edgar Alan Poe who was a great poet also. My favorite poem of Edgar Alan Poe is Annabell Lee.

There are also some Indians in this book that everyone should read about. Geronimo and Sitting Bull and Qwanna Parker are good ones to learn about. Qwanna Parker did not let the white people steal the land from his people. He was very brave and everyon should learn about him.

There are lots of other intersting people from history who I have liked to learn about and and the pictures of them are very good.

I stumbled upon this book quite by accident while researching some biographical information at my local library. To make a long story very short, I ended up spending about two hours with it. It's absolutely fascinating. The author has created a fictional setting for the presentation of these (ostensibly) historically significant documents, and although the introduction may stretch the truth a bit, I find the resumes themselves to be accurate. To sum up, this book is well worth adding to your library. And the potential for future volumes is enormous!

This (I assume) fictional collection of brief resumes of about 70 famous people from American history works on many levels. Although it doesn't deliver in-depth or complete biographies, it gives the reader enough tidbits of information to invite further research. I didn't know Paul Robeson had such an illustrious academic career, for example. Also, I'm a serious B. Traven (Treasure of the Sierra Madre, et. al.) fan, and there's a photo in this book that is said to be him. I don't know if it's real or not, but if it is, it is a significant find. If anyone knows how to get in touch with the author, please make an entry in this review section so I can contact him. There's a lot to be said about a book that can be informative, fun, and educational at the same time. Buy it!

As I have living in Madrid for many years but most enjoy the lives of famous Americans from the days of the Old West such as Buffalo Bill, Sitting Bull, Annie Oakley and many others it was with great joy my cousin sends me this book from Los Angeles, California. I have learned much about these wonderful Western history people as well as many others such as Quanah Parker and Woody Guthrie and Carry Nation and so many others. Everyone could gain and benefit from this book. I will buy two more to make for presents for good friends who enjoy reading.

This book is, aside from being a valuable reference tool which would make itself at home on any shelf, is also a delightful browser which invites both the student and the casual reader to take a bit of a different look at the lives of 70 historically significant Americans. It's prefaced with a fanciful narrative introduction which presents a story in itself and does a good job of hooking the reader. (Wait a minute! Did he really find all those documents in that old office building in Brooklyn?) Mr. Doe has done a very thorough job of presenting a well-seasoned cross section of some quite fascinating characters from our past, and it's safe to say there's something in here for everyone. All in all, it's sure to leave you hoping that Volume II hits the stands before too long.

This collection is truly amazing. To present the lives and careers of 70 famous Americans in such an innovative fashion is a remarkable achievement. The reason it works so well is, I feel, the brevity of the resume. The reader will learn quite a lot in just the few moments it takes to go over the entry. My two favorites are Isadora Duncan and Johnny Appleseed. And the introduction! Did that really happen? Someone should get ahold of Timothy Doe and find out.