The role of reading in nine famous lives
By: Donald E. Howard.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
Subjects: Celebrities -- Books and reading.; Books and reading -- History.; Celebrities -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: Role of reading in 9 famous lives
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196) and index.
Table of contents: title: Benjamin Franklin; title: Thomas Jefferson; title: Abraham Lincoln; title: Frederick Douglass; title: Susan B. Anthony; title: Booker T. Washington; title: Pearl S. Buck; title: Louis L'Amour; title: Nelson Mandela.