But Humez spends less than half her book on a biographical treatment of Tubman.
His mother, Dr. Faye Snyder, corroborated this claim in her biographical treatment of his life, Scott's Story.
The major characters receive ample biographical treatments, but so do dozens of other figures, famous and obscure, who had only fleeting links to Lukas' story.
"Summit Conference" is a long way from "Golda's Balcony," the fairly straightforward biographical treatment of Golda Meir running on Broadway.
A more accurate biographical treatment was attempted in Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale in 2003.
Pohorilenko and Crump have energetically brought to light a fascinating web of loyalties and works of art, which await a full critical and biographical treatment.
Bernstein's brother, Burton, said, "Susan has created the finest, by far, biographical treatment in any medium."
It is difficult to ignore the apparent symmetry between the biographical treatment of the two writers.
Alger was commissioned to give Abraham Lincoln a biographical treatment but again it was Alger the boys' novelist opting for thrills rather than facts.
The new book is Mr. Powers's second biographical treatment of Twain.