Reviews for Reading Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian

The average rating for Reading Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-04-29 00:00:00 Sam Montano This book is a biography about Harriet Beecher Stowe. It begins with Abraham Lincoln meeting her and saying his infamous line "So this is the little lady who made this big war." It then goes on to tell about her growing up and seeing that slavery was not right. When Harriet moved to Ohio she saw slaves being mistreated and this made a deep impression on her. Soon after she wrote Uncle Toms Cabin a book that is still read today. This book was an immediate best seller and many caused many people to see slavery in a new light. I think this is a great book that could be used to begin a unit on the civil war. It gives just enough information about who Harriet Beecher Stowe was and the impact her book had on our country. In reading the book it will spark the interest of the students and have them think about what could be in a book that cause such a big war. Although I don't think the book gave us a lot of information about Harriot, I think that it is a great book to introduce the war.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-11-20 00:00:00 Lee Kraft I chose this book for my biography picture book. This book is a biography about Harrie Beecher Stowe.This book goes into details of Harriet Beecher Stowe's life. It was thought that her book Uncle Tom's cabin exposed the horrors of slavery and was the start of the Civil War. This book would play a huge impact during a social studies lesson on slavery or an American History lesson on the Civil War. Children will be able to understand what our country thought about slaves by reading this book. This picture book can help students relate because it is more understandable. The illustrations throughout this book are made of watercolors and are wonderful. They seem so realistic. Pictures also help students think more in depth. After reading this book, it would be good to have a class discussion to uncover what students know about Stowe, slavery and the Civil War.