Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
1 online resource (ix, 529 pages, [16] pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-503) and index. |
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 such as Henry Thoreau, Mark Twain, and Walt Whitman. |
Awards |
Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 2007. |
Note |
Print version record. |
Subject |
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887.
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Congregational churches -- Clergy -- Biography.
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Clergy -- United States -- Biography.
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Beecher, Henry Ward. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books. |
Other Form: |
Print version: Applegate, Debby. Most famous man in America. 1st ed. New York : Doubleday, ©2006 (DLC) 2005054842 |
ISBN |
9780307424006 (electronic bk.) |
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0307424006 (electronic bk.) |
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0385513968 |
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9780385513968 |
Music No. |
EB00156675 Recorded Books |
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