A Phrenological Dictionary of Nineteenth-Century Americans - (Documentary Reference Collections) by Unknown (Hardcover)

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?A brief but useful introduction leads into a massive amount of material on leading Americans of the time, from the phrenological viewpoint. The work also provides biographical information and insights on a wide variety of personalities of the nineteenth century. ... This Phrenological Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Americans is a useful addition to the bookshelf on phrenology, although it may tell more about the subscribers to the Phrenological Journal than about either the authors or the well-known subjects.?-Journal of the History of Medicine

"A brief but useful introduction leads into a massive amount of material on leading Americans of the time, from the phrenological viewpoint. The work also provides biographical information and insights on a wide variety of personalities of the nineteenth century. ... This Phrenological Dictionary of Nineteenth Century Americans is a useful addition to the bookshelf on phrenology, although it may tell more about the subscribers to the Phrenological Journal than about either the authors or the well-known subjects."-Journal of the History of Medicine

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ern /f Madeleine /i B. /r comp.