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Bell: Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude [Hardcover]

Robert V. Bruce (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 576 pages
  • Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr (February 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0801424194
  • ISBN-13: 978-0801424199
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Biography-History, February 24, 2012
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Bell by Robert V. Bruce is a superb historical biography with sufficient detail to understand the development of the telephone, the character of all those associated with Alexander Graham Bell, and the era in which this absolutely compelling saga takes place. I would rate this book in the top 10 of all the biographies I have read (well over 200). This author's prose and story telling ability are second to none. His insights and balance do justice to one of the most prominent men of the 19th century. Well worth the trouble of finding a copy.
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He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on March 3, 1847, and christened Alexander Bell. Read the first page
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Visible Speech, Alexander Graham Bell, Beinn Bhreagh, New York, Melville Bell, Gardiner Hubbard, Western Union, Elisha Gray, United States, Sir William, Bell Company, Boston University, Harrington Square, Bell Telephone Company, Grandfather Bell, Casey Baldwin, George Brown, Helen Keller, National Geographic, Professor Bell, Exeter Place, Joseph Henry, Sarah Fuller, Tom Watson, Clarke School
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