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The Imprisoned Guest (English)Samuel Howe and Laura Bridgman, the Original Deaf-Blind Girl - ISBN: 9780312420291 - See 1 other editionPublisher: Picador USA Format: Paperback Published Date: August 2002 MSRP: $15.00 Synopsis: This study of Laura Bridgman, who became blind and deaf at the age of 2, and Samuel Gridley Howe, the man who famously educated her at his school, the Perkins Institute of the Blind, explores the philosophic environment of New England in the Victorian period, providing a con... read more This study of Laura Bridgman, who became blind and deaf at the age of 2, and Samuel Gridley Howe, the man who famously educated her at his school, the Perkins Institute of the Blind, explores the philosophic environment of New England in the Victorian period, providing a context for Howe's educational theories. Bridgman's inspiring abilities became something of a sensation in her day, but she sadly seems to have outlived her novelty, dying lonely in Howe's facility. minimize
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