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No one predicted success for Henry Ward Beecher at his birth in 1813. The blithe, boisterous son of the last great Puritan minister, he seemed destined to be overshadowed by his brilliant siblings—especially his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, who penned the century’s bestselling book Uncle... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Henry Ward Beecher: Add a description of this character.
- Susan B. Anthony
- Henry Bowen
- Theodore Tilton
- Lyman Beecher
- Eunice
- Harriet Porter
- Lincoln
- Frank Moulton
- Elizabeth
- Isabella
- Charles
- George
- Catharine
- Johnson
- Mary
- Roxana
- Chloe
- Lewis Tappan
- Tom
- Garrison
- Hattie
- Brown
- Stanton
- Horace Greeley
- Wendell Phillips
- Raymond
- Paul
- Chauncey
- Harry
- Calvin Stowe
- William
- Emma
- Tasker
- Twain
- Edward
- Lucy Bowen
- Edna
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Brooklyn Heights
- Ise
- America
- Boston
- Cincinnati
- Indianapolis
- Ohio
- Europe
- Washington
- Massachusetts
- United States
- Connecticut
- Fremont
- Amherst
- New England
- Manhattan
- Litchfield
- Kansas
- Hartford
- Virginia
- Calvinism
- Kentucky
- Ness York
- Florida
- Peekskill
- Missouri
- Philadelphia
- California
- D.c.
- South Carolina
- Illinois
- Maine
- Mississippi River
- Lawrenceburgh
- Texas
- Georgia
- Atlantic
- Wall Street
- Tennessee
- Victoria
- Heaven
- Paris
- Woodstock
Authors & Contributors edit
- Debby Applegate (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0385513968
Page Count: 544
Publisher: Doubleday
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0385513968
Page Count: 544
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (2007: Biography, Winner)
- Ambassador Book Award (2007: Biography)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 2006: Biography)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 285.8092
Subjects edit
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Congregations & Orders › Specific Congregations & Orders
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military › United States Civil War
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity › Ministry & Church Leadership
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Religious
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › United States
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