Jean Flahive
Autore di Remember Me: Tomah Joseph's Gift to Franklin Roosevelt
Opere di Jean Flahive
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- Opere
- 4
- Utenti
- 88
- Popolarità
- #209,356
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 14
- ISBN
- 10
I enjoyed Remember Me - written by Donald Soctomah, the Passamaquoddy Tribe's representative in the Maine State Legislature, and Jean Flahive, a sometime consultant to the Passamaquoddy Tribe - but I couldn't help wishing that we knew more about this story. That Roosevelt and Joseph knew one another, and that Joseph gifted a canoe to Roosevelt, is well documented, but the actual interactions between the two - the lessons in Passamaquoddy history and culture passed on by Joseph - are pure conjecture, something the authors acknowledge in their brief prefatory remarks. Did Roosevelt never comment upon his relationship with Joseph? Is there no written documentation, no record of what they discussed? Reading this lovely picture-book, with its quiet, smooth-flowing narrative, and appealing illustrations, makes me wonder...… (altro)