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LOUIS BRAILLE: A TOUCH OF GENIUS is a high-quality, 148-page, fully-illustrated book containing: the first English translation of 31 of his extant letters, some written in his own hand; over 100, 4-color images of his home, work, community, and lifestyle; and rich historical connective tissue covering pre- and post-Revolutionary France.
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This new biography includes 31 never-before-translated letters, some written by Louis's own hand. An extraordinary collection of documents, photographs, and artistic works--some unearthed from a curator's private archives in France--complement Mellor's meticulous primary research into Louis's life as a child, student, teacher, musician and genius inventor. This new, visually elegant hardcover book adds a dimension to the material on Louis Braille's life that has fed schoolchildren's biography projects for many years.
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