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The most famous man in America : the biography of Henry Ward Beecher  Cover Image Book Book

The most famous man in America : the biography of Henry Ward Beecher / Debby Applegate.

Applegate, Debby (Author).

Summary:

Presents the life of the nineteenth century orator, noted for his support of the abolition of slavery and the suffrage of women, as well as his friendships with some of the century's most famous writers, including Henry Thoreau, Mark Twain, and Walt Whitman.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0385513976
  • ISBN: 9780385513975
  • Physical Description: xi, 527 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First paperback edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Three Leaves Press, [2006]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 495-503) and index.
Awards Note:
Winner 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Biography & Autobiography.
Subject: Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887.
Congregational churches > Clergy > Biography
Clergy > United States > Biography

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Treasure Valley Community College. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Treasure Valley Community College Library.

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Treasure Valley Community College Library 285.8092 (Text) 32220001022959 Adult Non-Fiction Available -


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