Legacy : The Story of Talula Gilbert Bottoms and Her Quilts

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Summary: Compromised quality
Review: This book is wonderfully written, and had me deeply interested in its subjects even without the fascinating quilting history. I felt maybe ten times, though, while reading it, that there were imposed tones of near-racism from the author. Hers is the classic tone of those from the South who don't want to admit - ever - that there were wrongs committed. The simple, wonderful ancestors of the author taught lessons in their own story, which she told very well, but her attempt to restate all the lessons as defenses of the South in general seemed out of place in the simple environment of her grandmother. Without these few interjections, and an unnecessary afterword to that effect, this is a marvelous book.

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Summary: This is my favorite Q history book. I've read it three times
Review: This book will inspire quilters to endeavor to produce more quilts as well as improve quality. The hardships experienced by Tallulah are written in a way that causes our hearts to emotionally bond with her.