Peggy Chong

The Blind History Lady Presents; The Blind Chemist, Edward Campbell (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Edward Campbell had a happy, adventurous childhood and grew up to follow his dreams, exploring the world through chemistry. Then one day, while teaching class, it all could have ended. But Edward Campbell took a short spring break to deal with the results of the accident, permanent blindness and took back control of his life and his dream.

From then on, he did not let blindness define him or his work. With no other role models, he had to re-invent the wheel of teaching and exploration for himself. This he did and became a strong, valuable and inventive leader on the campus of the University of Michigan. Read how he, although was not eligible to serve his country in the WWI as a soldier, was still able to provide valuable service to his country through is civilian efforts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peggy Chong
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781310511844
• Artikelnr.: 69979031

Autorenporträt

Peggy Chong is a long-time researcher and Historical author of many articles on the blind in the United States. She has written for publications that include The Braille Monitor, Dialogue Magazine, Future Reflections, The Minnesota Bulletin and the Iowa History Journal.

In her growing series, The Blind Lady Presents, she introduces to sighted and blind alike, the many average blind persons in the United States who had to overcome not-so-average barriers to lead a normal life, support their families and succeed. She recounts all they had to do to become chemists, newspaper editors, plumbers, barbers, piano tuners, boat builders, teachers, lawyers, politicians and so much more.