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A review by badmom
Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America by Linda Lawrence Hunt
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
Well-researched and thorough account of an immigrant woman’s experiences in America during the mid-late 1800s. There are some redundant passages but overall, the story is marvelously detailed to include not only snapsots of everyday life but also the larger context of our nation’s growth both physically & intellectually.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Death, Medical trauma, Grief, and Child death
Minor: Classism, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia