Roberts, Jason. A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

ROBERTS, Jason. A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler. 382p. illus. notes. HarperCollins. 2006. Tr $26.95. ISBN 0-00-716106-9. LC 2005058166.

Adult/High School--An engaging account of a most undeservedly obscure figure. The book itself is a fortuitous happenstance; had a certain volume not caught Roberts's eye during a "wander break" through the stacks on a library visit, the story of Lieutenant James Holman, known to his contemporaries as the Blind Traveler, might still be lost to a modern audience. Born in 1786, Holman began service in the British navy at the age of 12. The rigorous lifestyle ravaged him physically; by age 20, pain …