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by Charles M. Snyder (Author)
When the private papers of Millard Fillmore, thought to have been destroyed in 1889, were discovered they proved to include a large number of letters to Fillmore from Dorothea Dix, the renowned crusader for the humane treatment of the insane. Almost simultaneously, the letters of Fillmore to Dix, which had lain forgotten in a private collection since 1887, became available. Thus overnight a correspondence of more than a hundred and fifty letters, spanning nearly twenty years, opened new perspec
Author Biography
Charles M. Snyder is professor emeritus at the State University of New York, Oswego.
Number of Pages: 408
Dimensions: 0.91 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: July 15, 2014
