What are you reading in August 2009?

I read the graphic novel The Eternal Smile by Gene Luen Yang and Derek Kirk Kim. I've written a review.

I'm reading The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet by Reif Larson.

I'm working through War on the Run by John F. Ross - this is a bio of Robert Rogers in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. Very detailed. I'm about half way through at the middle of the month... doing well.

I read and reviewed the graphic treatment of Thoreau's Walden called Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino. It's an outstanding introduction to Walden and an excellent example of using simple graphics to convey big ideas.

I managed to finish War on the Run by John F. Ross - in August. It is subtitled "the epic story of Robert Rogers" - I would suggest it is really "the tragic story of Robert Rogers." This terrific biography of Robert Rogers ably demonstrates his enormous contributions to the British American cause in the French and Indian War. His relationships with a large number of American Indian tribes and his adaptation of the war tactics they used to create the first American based ranger units are the heart of the story. Unfortunately, these crucial exploits, and some poor judgments, also put him at odds with first the British military command and, later, the American Colonial officials. He ended up on the British side in the American Revolution, including capturing Nathan Hale. His meeting with American Military Commander George Washington at a critical turning point is especially telling about the conduct of war in the period. Class differences were very real, at the time, which we often forget or overlook, today. Posted review based on these comments.