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

by James W. Trent

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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 counted among his friends Senator Charles Sumner, public school advocate Horace...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1558499598

ISBN13:9781558499591

Release Date:August 2012

Publisher:University of Massachusetts Press

Length:336 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History History Social Science Social Sciences

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