In 1959, two years before she retired from teaching, Dr. Isabelle Grant set off on a yearlong journey around the world with Oscar, her long white cane, in her hand. She had been totally blind for the past twelve years. In Crooked Paths Made Straight, she shares the story of her journey during which she visited twenty-three countries from Great Britain to Fiji.
In Karachi, she traveled the streets by rickshaw and struggled to master the Urdu language. In India, she explored the Taj Mahal, and in Burma she slept in a room where lizards raced up and down the walls. At a time when both women and blind people were generally seen as too helpless for solo travel, Grant fearlessly defied conventions. A dedicated teacher with a lifelong commitment to learning, her mission was to learn all she could about education in the countries she visited, in particular the education provided to blind children.
Completed in 1965, Crooked Paths Made Straight recounts Grants journey, a story of dreams deferred that did not shrivel but sprang to life again and again.
Circa l’autore
Isabelle L. D. Grant (1896-1977) grew up in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1924. She taught thirty-two years in the Los Angeles public schools, continuing to teach after she lost her sight in 1948. Following retirement, she traveled extensively. Grant was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1972.
Deborah Kent is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction titles for children and teens. She lives in Chicago and is an active member of the National Federation of the Blind.
Altri ebook dello stesso autore / Editore
47.062 Ebook in questa categoria
