The invention of miracles : language, power, and Alexander Graham Bell's quest to end deafness / Kat...
The invention of miracles : language, power, and Alexander Graham Bell's quest to end deafness / Kat...
The invention of miracles : language, power, and Alexander Graham Bell's quest to end deafness / Katie Booth.
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Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2021.
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H 2021/1879
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English
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Physical content
402 pages ; 24 cm.
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text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
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Publisher
Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe Publications, 2021.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2021.
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Summary
When Alexander Graham Bell first unveiled his telephone to the world, it was considered miraculous. But few people know that it was inspired by another supposed miracle: his work teaching the deaf to speak. The son of one deaf woman and husband to another, he was motivated by a desire to empower deaf people by integrating them into the hearing worl...
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The invention of miracles : language, power, and Alexander Graham Bell's quest to end deafness / Katie Booth.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-386) and index.
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©2021.
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H 2021/1879
Record Identifier
74VKaKNxgdEZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaKNxgdEZ
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ISBN
9781913348403 UK hardback
9781922310323 Australian paperback
DDC
621.385092
MMS ID
991024364819002626
