[stylist] Interesting book: Biography of the Blind

[Shelley J. Alongi]

Hello Robert, I've been saving this email for a while because it is in 
regard to a book that you obviously found interesting and I wondered if you 
would write a review on it for "Slate and Style" for the summer issue to 
appear just after convention. The review could be 700 to 1000 words. I enjoy 
publishing book reviews in our magazine not necessarily or always bout 
blindness. You did find this book intersting enough to bring it to our 
attention so I wondered if you would write up a review for us. Please let me 
know what you think. If you need help completing it let me know I'll 
certainly be glad to help out.
Shelley J. Alongi
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updated November 1, 2009
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Jaquiss" <rjaquiss at earthlink.net>
To: "NFBnet Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:40 PM
Subject: [stylist] Interesting book: Biography of the Blind


> Hello:
>
>     I recently started reading the book Biography of the Blind by James 
> Wilson. It is available from NLS in braille and in recorded form. RFB&D 
> also has it. I remember seeing it cited in Dr. Jernigan's 1973 banquet 
> speech, Is History Against Us, but only recently stumbled across it. If 
> you want to read about the lives of an assortment of blind people, give it 
> a read. I think its amazing that James Wilson published it in 1821 and he 
> was totally blind. This means that he had to have people read him all his 
> references and then dictate the contents of the book. Happy reading.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
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