| Subject |
Booth, Edmund, 1810-1905
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Deaf -- United States -- Biography
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| Description |
x, 213 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Note |
ISLR-Interpreting/Sign Language Resources |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-205) and index |
| Summary |
Annotation Edmund Booth Deaf Pioneer follows the amazing career of this American original and his equally amazing wife. A prolific writer, Booth corresponded with his fiance from the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, and he kept a journal during his days on the California trail, parts of which have been reproduced here. He also wrote and autobiographical essay when he was 75, and his many newspaper articles through the years bore first-hand witness to the history of his times, from the Civil War to the advent of the 20th century |
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Annotation Homesteader in Iowa, a 49er in the California Gold Rush, and editor of a local paper, Edmund Booth epitomized the classic 19th century pioneer, except for one difference--he was deaf |
| Contents |
The early years -- Journey to Iowa -- Anamosa -- On the California Trail -- The making of a Forty-Niner -- Best friends -- Wearing out -- Home again -- The Civil War years -- Raising a family -- The deaf community -- The sound of trumpets |
| ISBN |
1563682737 |
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9781563682735 |
| OCLC # |
54543955 |
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