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The Imprisoned Guest: Samuel Howe and Laura Bridgman, the Original Deaf-Blind Girl
The Imprisoned Guest Samuel Howe and Laura Bridgman the Original DeafBlind Girl
Author: Elisabeth Gitter
In 1837, Samuel Gridley Howe set about rescuing Laura Bridgman, a deaf-blind seven-year-old, from the darkness and silence of the tomb. Bridgman learned to finger-spell, to read raised letters, to write legibly and even eloquently, and became a living exhibit for contemporary theological and psychological debates, with influential writers and re...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312420291
ISBN-10: 0312420293
Publication Date: 8/1/2002
Pages: 352
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Interesting story. I read this as part of my research for an undergrad paper in my major. Not a life changing book, but curious in the fact the Bridgman all but disappeared from the American cultural landscape with the rise in fame of Helen Keller. Worth your time....
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