Mary MacLane: Herself: A Biography by Michael R. Brown - a review!

Mary MacLane was a western woman like no other. She believed her voice mattered. In 1901 she wrote a manuscript, I Await the Devil’s Coming. In 1902 a Chicago publisher picked it up, changed the title to The Story of Mary MacLane, and published it. It sold nearly 100,000 copies in the first month. It was at once sensational and scandalous. The critics loved it and hated it. Mary MacLane went on to write two more books, many feature articles, and traveled east to west and back again. She did it all with a flair for stubborn independence, sensation and scandal, critics be damned. For the first time ever, her story is finally told in Mary MacLane: Herself: A Biography by Michael R. Brown. Michael R. Brown has done extensive research on Mary MacLane. He knows her story inside and out. He knows her story by heart, and it comes through loud and strong in Mary MacLane: Herself. Her voice still matters. If you already know about her, you will learn wonderful, new and surprising details. If you are just learning about her, you will see a profile in beauty, courage, grit, and pure perseverance, much like her writing. She was a woman before her time. Her story has been lost to history for far too long. And now, with great intimacy and knowledge, Brown brings Mary MacLane back into the light. Whether you are already a fan or you are just learning about Mary MacLane, or just want a good read, I highly recommend this biography. It is a book for the ages.