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Shaw

Stanley Weintraub

Weintraub, Stanley. Shaw. Weybright and Talley. New York, NY 1969.

Shaw is a great book. It will make the readers feel like they are in the

book. John Shaw has wrote one of the best autobiography of the 1800s. Shaw will capture readers for lifetimes to come because of it’s thrilling adventures.

Shaw an autobiography of the life of John Shaw. John’s life was very

intriguing. He had many brothers and sisters he was also the last born

out of three boys and two girls. His life began in Kansas where he

became the best scientist in the whole elementary school. He then

graduated from high-school with honors and a full scholar ship to a big

college in the city.

After college, Shaw began his career as a college professor in Russia. He

taught physics for about five years. Then he went to the military to

help the Russian army defeat Germany. While he was in the army, he lost

his left leg and almost died of blood loss. Shaw then left the war and

met a beautiful girl. Her name was Hanna. They got married.

They lived in Russia for the rest of their lives and had two boys and three

girls. At the end of John’s life, he stayed at home with his wife and

talked about their sons and daughters. One day, when John was wheeling

through the woods, he had a heart attack and died there. Nobody found

him until two days after his death.

He was remembered for his hard work and determination in science and for

helping in the war against Germany. He was buried in Perm, Russia. This

book will touch people in a lot of ways because of its heart wrenching

story. It’s a very good book and everyone should definitely read it.

4 out of 5 stars.

Contributed by G. Cingire

May. 26th 2011