0;pass” as a Mexican when she entered the New England Conservatory and gave Florence’s home town as Pueblo, Mexico.” There is much to be learned about Florence Price, and Jackson did a tremendous job at making sure that she did not miss any part of her extraordinary life that would be considered essential to the biography.In order to attain a solid biography, the writer must obtain her information from sources that are deemed reliable. In this case, Jackson formally presents her sources when she knows them to be concrete. For example, the quotes from Florence herself are taken from letters she had written, manuscripts, diaries, newspapers, etc. These articles had been kept by her own daughter, Florence Price Robinson, and had been sent to the University of Arkansas, were Jackson was preparing this biography. Other more questionable bits of information that Jackson inserts into the biography, facts that she is not completely sure about, she follows with, “…these documents on Florence and her work have not been found,” or “…have not been located.” By adding these little clauses, she gives the reader the notion that although most of what she writes is true, some “facts” may be questionable. This gives Jackson some sort of safety cushion and back up just incase the information is indeed false.As far as biographical stories go, this one is particularly informative. Having included numerous facts that reveal Florence Price’s remarkable life and her extraordinary accomplishments, Jackson makes you yearn for more. This biography has more than one could ask for. Because this biography is quite a bit longer than any of the others, I found that there is really nothing missing from it. It contains personal stories, actual quotes, real life occurrences reported by her own daughter, facts about her prize winning music, relations with others, and how she is to be remembered. C...
