Second Sight

by Robert V. Hine

Book Overview

He knew he was going blind. Yet he finished graduate school, became a history professor, and wrote books about the American West. Then, nearly fifty, Robert Hine lost his vision completely. Fifteen... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520081951
• ISBN13: 9780520081956
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

The ultimate in motivation and hope

When Robert Hine was coming of age, he learned that, sooner or later, he would be blind. Instead of giving up, Hine went on to earn his maters degree and later his doctorate degree. He became a respected college professor, author, and researcher. Before age fifty, he was completely blind, yet he continued to work. Fifteen years later, circumstances necessitated a risky surgery that couldn't have gone better. Hine's sight was restored. He shares the miracle of his instant return to the sighted world, taking readers along as he reacquaints himself with the visual parts of his life. Hine demonstrates how truly relative "disability" is. WIth some sight, no sight, and restored sight, the author remains motivated and sucessful. This book is both a personal journey and a manual on living with loss and the rewards of not giving up. Hine is a true hero. Amazingly he carries it all off without an ounce of pretention.