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Gå med i LibraryThing för att få reda på om du skulle tycka om den här boken. Det finns inga diskussioner på LibraryThing om den här boken. For anyone fascinated with the story of Robert Wadlow, world's tallest man, this is a must read as it's the only book length treatment of him besides a book written by his father fifty years ago. Brannan is the newspaper editor of Alton, the town where Wadlow lived and in preparing the book, he interviewed lots of people who knew Wadlow in the 1920s and 1930s, including his brother. Most of them would now be dead, and so there will never be another chance to get so close to Wadlow's life. Unfortunately, Brannan treats his subject much too reverentially. He never pulls at any of the threads of conflict and discord. He doesn't tread on any toes, ask any difficult questions of Wadlow's parents or his life and death. We don't hear the other side of the story of the doctor they sued for defamation. The doctor's comments were relatively mild and the parents' response seems out of proportion. Similarly, what were they doing putting Robert in a circus? It was the Depression, but let's hear the arguments for and against. Nor does Brannan give enough sense of what it would have been like to be Wadlow - a couple of sentences touch on the difficulties of romance, but he doesn't pursue it. The narrative is structured with little punch and there are no references for his sources. It's an earnest book, a labour of love one senses, and I'm thankful he wrote it; I just can't help wishing it was better. inga recensioner | lägg till en recension
This book is a biography about Robert Pershing Wadlow, who grew to 8-foot-11 1/2 inches and was the tallest man to ever walk the face of the earth. Wadlow, an Alton, Illinois native, became an international phenomenon after his death on July 15, 1940. He became the Guinness Book of Records' tallest man in 1937. In 1980, the Alton Museum of History & Art opened an exhibit on Robert Wadlow. Three years later, a major community effort to build a statue for Robert Wadlow began and on Oct. 20, 1985, it was unveiled in Upper Alton. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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Going beyond a mere portrayal of Robert's physicality, the author shows us a modest, friendly young man who was locked into a body that never stopped growing (probably a pituitary tumor that nowadays would have been surgically cured), and caused him hardships that most were unaware of. It was not an easy life, but Robert approached obstacles presented by the physical world, his own body, and other people with unwavering good cheer and kindness to others.
He was Alton's ambassador and favorite son, and only partly due to his height. Whenever out-of-town guests visit, I always make a point of taking them to see the life-size bronze statue of Robert Wadlow, and tell them what I know of his story. Thanks to this book (the author was able to interview Robert's younger brother and several townspeople who knew him) it will now be a better-told story. ( )