From Homer To Helen Keller : A Social and Educational Study of the Blind
New York: American Foundation for the Blind, 1932.
First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Item #12672
Cock, cloth stains, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; Standard popular history and review of education of the blind. Contents: Preface; Introduction; Part I: Chiefly Historical: I. The Blind in Ancient and Medieval Times; II. Gropings Toward the Light; III. Valentin Haüy and the First School for the Blind; IV. Early Schools of England and Germany; V. Early Phases of the Education of the Blind in America; VI. Tactual Education to the Coming of Braille; VII. The Point Systems and Later Phases of Embossed Literature; Part II: Chiefly Critical: I. Special Methods in the Education of the Blind; II. Vocations and Avocations of the Blind as Related to Their Education; III. Some Social Aspects of the Care and Education of the Blind; IV. Recent Phases of Organization and Propaganda; V. Summary and Prospect; Appendices; Bibliography; Index to Important Names. ; xv, 298 pages.
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