Pay attention to the subtitle here: Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep, by Michael Schulman! I was surprised when the book ended without any mention of Out of Africa, Bridges of Madison County, Iron Lady ... and on and on ... then I 'got' the title ... this is those years before we really knew who she was. :-) Nicely done, but heavens, what nasty teachers (and others) there were! It was enjoyable learning how she becomes whomever she is playing.

Although Sing It! A Biography of Pete Seeger, by Meryl Danziger was written for young readers, I really enjoyed it. There's just the right amount about his early life, music, political activism, etc. to make for an interesting read. One of our quiet heroes.

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Little-Known Stories From History, by Tricia Martineau Wagner is a nice collection a short biographies. Included are Isom Dart (I first heard of him from Perry, see the August 18, 2016 post), and Bill Pickett who is the 'father' of the bulldogging event in rodeos. He added his own unique twist, however. Charley Willis penned one of the most loved cowboy songs of all time, and George McJunkin made an amazing archeological find. Born into slavery, these men (and more) made their way to a better life with hard work and determination (given the physical abuse of that work I found it amazing they didn't die at a younger age)!

Not all women of the Victorian Age were demure and modest, and here's proof: Wild Women: Crusaders, Curmudgeons and Completely Corsetless Ladies in the Otherwise Virtuous Victorian Era, by Autumn Stephens. A nice collection of short biographies of women who did NOT behave themselves and often shocked those around them.

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