1993, ISBN: 0803214537

[EAN: 9780803214538], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE], THE REISSUE OF THIS 1909 BIOGRAPHY, ORIGINALLY ATTRIBUTED TO MILMINE BUT ACTUALLY WRI… More...

[EAN: 9780803214538], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE], THE REISSUE OF THIS 1909 BIOGRAPHY, ORIGINALLY ATTRIBUTED TO MILMINE BUT ACTUALLY WRITTEN BY CATHER, WILL MOST INTEREST CATHER SCHOLARS. ALTHOUGH MUCH WORK IS RENDERED IN PEDESTRIAN PROSE, ACADEMICS CAN SEARCH ITS PAGES FOR EVIDENCE AUTHOR'S DEVELOPING STYLE AND, AS STOUCK POINTS OUT HIS INTRODUCTION, ELEMENTS EDDY'S CHARACTER THAT SEEM SURFACE CATHER'S LATER FICTIONAL CREATIONS. WHEN IT WAS FIRST PUBLISHED, NEAR END LIFE, BOOK CAUSED A RIPPLE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE COMMUNITY--AND NO WONDER, SINCE METHODICALLY AND CONVINCINGLY PORTRAYS THEIR CHURCH'S FOUNDER, SHREWD FORCEFUL WOMAN, TEMPERAMENTAL, GREEDY, VINDICTIVE GENUINELY ECCENTRIC. DISCUSSED ARE EARLY YEARS NEW HAMPSHIRE, HER TUTELAGE UNDER PHINEAS P. QUIMBY, WHO HAD NEVER STUDIED MEDICINE "PROFESSED MAKE PATIENTS WELL HAPPY PURELY BENEVOLENT POWER MIND," "TEACHER MORAL SCIENCE," EVOLUTION HEALTH SCIENCE'S DEVELOPMENT FROM HANDFUL ENTHUSIASTIC HEALERS FULL-GROWN INSTITUTION WITH "MOTHER CHURCH" BOSTON. 1906 GEORGINE MILMINE, NEWSPAPERWOMAN SPENT ASSEMBLING AN ENORMOUS COLLECTION MATERIAL ABOUT MARY BAKER EDDY DOUBTED OWN ABILITY WRITE ON SUBJECT, SOLD MCCLURES MAGAZINE. AT HEIGHT TIME, MCCLURE'S TURNED PROJECT OVER WILLA 32 OLD PUBLISHED SHORT STORIES CREDIT, WHOSE DAYS GREAT NOVELIST STILL LAY FUTURE.CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS UNITED STATES.CHRISTIAN CHURCH FOUNDER BIOGRAPHY.CHRISTIAN HISTORY 19TH CENTURY.; 20TH SCIENCE.IN ADDITION BEING HIGHLY ENTERTAINING ACCOUNT RISE ONE MORE FASCINATING CHARACTERS AMERICAN RELIGIOUS SHE FOUNDED, PROVIDES EXTENSIVE FACTUAL DETAIL ANYONE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED EITHER. WHILE CRITICAL MRS. EDDY, ALSO COMPLIMENTARY. FACTUALLY ACCURATE EXTENSIVELY DOCUMENTED., PERHAPS OBJECTIVE AVAILABLE TRULY REMARKABLE WOMAN CHURCH.ALTHOUGH SUBJECT FAVORABLE REVIEWS 1910, RESPONSE WAS, PREDICTABLY, LESS ENTHUSIASTIC. ACCORDING AFTERWORD, EVEN BEFORE "THREE SPOKESMEN VISITED OFFICE TRIED SUPPRESS SERIES ARTICLES. WERE SAID HAVE BOUGHT DESTROYED COPIES BOOK, LIBRARY BE KEPT GENERAL CIRCULATION THROUGH CONSTAN, ISBN: 080326349X In 1906 Georgine Milmine, a newspaperwoman who had spent years assembling an enormous collection of material about Mary Baker Eddy but doubted her own ability to write on the subject, sold it to McClures Magazine. Interest in Christian Science was at its height at the time, and McClure's turned the project over to Willa Cather, who was 32 years old and had 32 published short stories to her credit, but whose days as a great novelist still lay in the future.Although Willa Cather publicly disclaimed credit for the resulting series of articles which form the basis of this book, the editors provide convincing proof that she wrote it.Also written by Georgine Milmine. Book recently emancipated from one of the wealthiest suburban libraries in America. There are NO card pocket(s) and few stamps, bar codes and other library inscriptions. The library was strict and insisted on care of their books. The binding is tight and the text is clean. No dust jacket is nice and there is little underlining. NO tobacco odor or highlighting. Overall, this is a great copy with tight binding and clean pages. Full of fascinating information on Mary Baker Eddy. You will not be disappointed. Minor conspicuous wear including sporadic underlining. The seller would give this tome as a gift, because it is an important theology book. It will probably never be possible to determine exactly which passages are primarily the work of Miss Cather, those which remain substantially the work of Mrs. Milmine, or even those portions which are the work of other editiorial writers in the New York Offices of McClure's.In addition to being a highly entertaining account of the rise of one of the more fascinating characters in American religious history and the church she founded, the book provides extensive factual detail to anyone seriously interested in the history of either. While it is critical of Mrs. Eddy, it is also complimentary. Factually accurate and extensively documented., it is perhaps the most objective account available of a truly remarkable woman and her church.Although the book was the subject of favorable reviews when it was published in 1910, the response of the church was, predictably, less enthusiastic. According to the afterword, even before it was published, "three spokesmen for the Christian Science church visited the McClure's office and tried to suppress the series of articles. Christian Scientists were said to have later bought and destroyed most copies of the book, and library copies were said to be kept out of general circulation through constant borrowings by church members. The copyright for the Milmine book was purchased by a friend of Christian Science, the plates from which the book was printed were destroyed, and the manuscript also acquired. That this happened is supported by the fact that the manuscripts for the 'Milmine' book are held in the Archives and Library of the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston." (pp. 497-498).Perhaps the most important contribution that this book makes is to present Mrs. Eddy and her church in the context of their time. There is a tendency today to present her as an early oppressed feminist. That interpretation should be compared with Ms. Cather's hard-nosed assessment:: "The result of Mrs. Eddy's planning and training and pruning is that she has built up the largest and most powerful organization ever founded by any woman in America. Probably no other woman so handicapped-so limited in intellect, so uncertain in conduct, so tortured by hatred and hampered by petty animosities-has ever risen from a state of helplessness and dependence to a position of such power and authority. The growth of her power has been extensive as well as intensive." (p. 480). This book has the four absolute uppermost qualities we seek in books: 1) excellence in content, 2) literary quality, 3) appealing design, and 4) significance of contribution. Available for immediate shipping. You will not be disappointed.<

ISBN: 0803214537

This controversial biography of the founder of the Christian Science church was serialized in McClure's Magazine in 1907-8 and published as a book the next year. It disappeared almost ove… More...

This controversial biography of the founder of the Christian Science church was serialized in McClure's Magazine in 1907-8 and published as a book the next year. It disappeared almost overnight and has been difficult to find ever since. Although a Canadian mewspaperwoman named Georgine Milmine collected the material and was credited as the author, The Life Of Mary Baker G. Eddy was actually written by Willa Cather, an editor at McClure's at that time. In his introduction to this Bison Book edition, David Stouck reveals new evidence of Cather's authorship of The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy . He discusses her fidelity to facts and her concern with psychology and philosophy that would take creative form later on. Indeed, this biography contains "some of the finest portrait sketches and reflections on human nature that Willa Cather would ever write. 19th century,20th century,biographical,biographies,biographies and history,biography and history,christian books and bibles,history,leaders and notable people,modern (16th-21st centuries) Christian Books & Bibles, University of Nebraska Press<

ISBN: 9780803214538

This controversial biography of the founder of the Christian Science church was serialized in McClure's Magazine in 1907-8 and published as a book the next year. It disappeared almost ove… More...

This controversial biography of the founder of the Christian Science church was serialized in McClure's Magazine in 1907-8 and published as a book the next year. It disappeared almost overnight and has been difficult to find ever since. Although a Canadian mewspaperwoman named Georgine Milmine collected the material and was credited as the author, "The Life Of Mary Baker G. Eddy" was actually written by Willa Cather, an editor at McClure's at that time. In his introduction to this Bison Book edition, David Stouck reveals new evidence of Cather's authorship of "The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy," He discusses her fidelity to facts and her concern with psychology and philosophy that would take creative form later on. Indeed, this biography contains "some of the finest portrait sketches and reflections on human nature that Willa Cather would ever write." The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science Cather, Willa / Milmine, Georgine / Stouck, David, University of Nebraska Press<

1993, ISBN: 9780803214538

University of Nebraska Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 520 Seiten, Publiziert: 1993-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Verkaufsrang: 28953, Religion, Herausragende Persönlichkeiten, Biografi… More...

University of Nebraska Press, Gebundene Ausgabe, 520 Seiten, Publiziert: 1993-02-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Book, Verkaufsrang: 28953, Religion, Herausragende Persönlichkeiten, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Politik & Geschichte, University of Nebraska Press, 1993<