Title: The role of reading in nine famous lives /
Authors: Howard, Donald E., 1933-
Publisher: McFarland & Co.,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Celebrities Books and reading; Books and reading History; Celebrities Biography
Abstract: "This book attempts to demonstrate the role that reading has played throughout the course of history. The subjects are presented in chronological order according to birth. Respective chapters contain brief biographies of the subjects and discuss the ways in which each used books as a principal aid in the development of his or her exceptional talents"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Benjamin Franklin -- Thomas Jefferson -- Abraham Lincoln -- Frederick Douglass -- Susan B. Anthony -- Booker T. Washington -- Pearl S. Buck -- Louis L'Amour -- Nelson Mandela.