Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography: Volume III, P-Z Book

Well, at 810 pages this took quite a while to read. Mostly because my arms gave out trying to hold it up long before I wanted to stop reading. Many of the 61 excerpts caused me to research further to learn more about some of these amazing women from all parts of the world. My personal favorites were (in alphabetical order): Simmon de Beauvoir (conceited); Vera Brittain (death is the end); Emilie Carles (WW1); Nien Cheng (cultural revolution China 1960's-1970's which also reminded me of the wonderful book "Wild Swans"); Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen about Kenya); Anne Frank- memoirs of a typical dutch teenager killed by Nazis; Emily Hahn (opium addiction in 1930's China); Helen Keller - the story of my life; Anne Morrow Lindburgh (excerpt from one of my favorite books of all time "Gift from the Sea"; Onnie Lee Logan - midwife; Beryl Markham- pilot in Africa for game hunters; Emma Mashini- showed the arrogance and ignorance of white South Africans; Mary McCarthy - interesting look at Catholicism by a teenager; Nisa- !Kung first hand narrative of one of the last primitive hunter/gatherers on the planet; and my favorite in this book by Florida Scott-Maxwell concerning memories in old age. Funny but so true! This book will encourage you to read more of the writings of these amazing women.