{"product_id":"clerc-cathryn-carroll-9780930323233","title":"Clerc: The Story of His Early Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaurent Clerc won lasting renown as the deaf teacher who helped Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet establish schools to educate deaf Americans in the 19th century. Now, his character as a young boy growing up in Paris has been captured in the novel \u003ci\u003eLaurent Clerc\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his own voice, Clerc vividly relates the experiences that led to his later progressive teaching methods. Especially influential was his long stay at the Royal National Institute for the Deaf in Paris, where he encountered sharply distinct personalities -- the saintly, inspiring deaf teacher Massieu, the vicious Dr. Itard and his heartless \"experiments\" on deaf boys, and the \"Father of the Deaf,\" Abbe Sicard, who could hardly sign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung adult readers will find his story richly entertaining as well as informative.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cathryn Carroll\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0930323238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780930323233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallaudet University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 7.30w x 0.47d","brand":"Cathryn Carroll","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988328186111,"sku":"9780930323233","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_229035c9-5c50-48ae-b96a-4a534145059e.jpg?v=1683293922","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/clerc-cathryn-carroll-9780930323233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}