The Education of Laura Bridgman First Deaf and Blind Person to Learn Language |
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| Author:
| Freeberg, Ernest |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-01005-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2002 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $31.00 |
Book Description:
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In the mid-19th century, philosophers, theologians, and educators hailed Laura Bridgman as a miracle because she was the first deaf and blind person to learn language. Her life was transformed by educational crusader Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe. Freeberg tells this extraordinary tale of mentor and student, scientist and experiment.
In the mid-19th century, philosophers, theologians, and educators hailed Laura Bridgman as a miracle because she was the first deaf and blind person to learn language. Her life was transformed by educational crusader Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe. Freeberg tells this extraordinary tale of mentor and student, scientist and experiment.