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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 Tom's Cabin.
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Classical in form, earnest, epic and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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About the book
- Author
- Debby Applegate
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 528
- Publisher
- Three Leaves, Doubleday, The Doubleday Religious Publishing Group
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780307424006
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