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The Manliest Man: Samuel G. Howe and the Contours of Nineteenth-Century American Reform

James W. Trent

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Description:A native of Boston and a physician by training, Samuel G. Howe (1801–1876)led a remarkable life. He was a veteran of the Greek War of Independence,a fervent abolitionist, and the founder of both the Perkins School for the Blind and the Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Children. Married to Julia Ward Howe, author of “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” he countedamong his friends Senator Charles Sumner, public school advocate Horace Mann, and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.The first full-length biography of Samuel G. Howe in more than fifty years, The Manliest Man explores his life through private letters and personal and public documents. It offers an original view of the reformer’s personal life, his association with social causes of his time, and his efforts to shape those causes in ways that allowed for the greater inclusion of devalued people in the mainstream of American life.See also: www.samuelgridleyhowe.netWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Manliest Man: Samuel G. Howe and the Contours of Nineteenth-Century American Reform. To get started finding The Manliest Man: Samuel G. Howe and the Contours of Nineteenth-Century American Reform, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: A native of Boston and a physician by training, Samuel G. Howe (1801–1876)led a remarkable life. He was a veteran of the Greek War of Independence,a fervent abolitionist, and the founder of both the Perkins School for the Blind and the Massachusetts School for Idiotic and Feeble-Minded Children. Married to Julia Ward Howe, author of “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” he countedamong his friends Senator Charles Sumner, public school advocate Horace Mann, and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.The first full-length biography of Samuel G. Howe in more than fifty years, The Manliest Man explores his life through private letters and personal and public documents. It offers an original view of the reformer’s personal life, his association with social causes of his time, and his efforts to shape those causes in ways that allowed for the greater inclusion of devalued people in the mainstream of American life.See also: www.samuelgridleyhowe.netWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Manliest Man: Samuel G. Howe and the Contours of Nineteenth-Century American Reform. To get started finding The Manliest Man: Samuel G. Howe and the Contours of Nineteenth-Century American Reform, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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