Elaine Landau has written over one hundred books for young people on a variety of topics ranging from AIDS to terrorism. She lives in Miami, Florida.
Landau hits just the right tone in this complete portrait of a
"social figure, suffragette, and patriot", and readers will enjoy
learning the truth about her.
School Library Journal, Starred While keeping the focus on Brown's
experiences and personality, the text quietly illuminates the
social and historical landscape that surrounded her, contrasting
her forthright support of causes such as worker's rights and
feminism with more staid behavior generally expected of women of
her social status. Part of Landau's intent is to separate fact from
legend, and to this end she retells the rumors alongside accounts
that set the facts straight.
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Separating the
mythical Molly Brown from the controversial Margaret Brown,
Landau's biography portrays a larger-than-life female who
symbolizes women's emerging independence in the early twentieth
century.
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) This informative biography offers
an objective, well-balanced look at the woman who became an
American legend for her heroism during the Titanic disaster.
Black-and-white archival photographs effectively illustrate the
accessible text, which concentrates on Brown's life after the
Titanic and on her activism as a social reformer.
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