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The Albert Schweitzer - Helene Bresslau Letters, 1902-1912 (Albert Schweitzer Library)
Antje Lemke
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Description for The Albert Schweitzer - Helene Bresslau Letters, 1902-1912 (Albert Schweitzer Library)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Miller, Rhena Schweitzer; Woytt, Gustav. Translator(s): Lemke, Antje Bultman. Series: The Albert Schweitzer Library. Num Pages: 280 pages, 13 illustrations, notes, index. BIC Classification: BGA; MBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 26. Weight in Grams: 522.
This book provides the only personal portrait of Schweitzer, here as a young man on a quest to better the lot of humankind, and of the woman who helped to shape that pursuit. Schweitzer was twenty-six and Helene Bresslau twenty-two when they met. He was preparing for an academic life in theology and philosophy, which his skill as a musician supplemented his intellectual work. Helene stepped beyond the conventions of the day by entering the nursing field, by founding a welfare program for single mothers, and fearlessly stating her own opinions. While Schweitzer searched for his path. Bresslau provided the ... Read more
This book provides the only personal portrait of Schweitzer, here as a young man on a quest to better the lot of humankind, and of the woman who helped to shape that pursuit. Schweitzer was twenty-six and Helene Bresslau twenty-two when they met. He was preparing for an academic life in theology and philosophy, which his skill as a musician supplemented his intellectual work. Helene stepped beyond the conventions of the day by entering the nursing field, by founding a welfare program for single mothers, and fearlessly stating her own opinions. While Schweitzer searched for his path. Bresslau provided the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
The Albert Schweitzer Library
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815629948
SKU
V9780815629948
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