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A Passionate Life : W. H. H. Murray, from Preacher to Progressive / Randall S. Beach.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beach, Randall S., author.
- Series:
- Excelsior editions.
- Excelsior Editions Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Murray, W. H. H. (William Henry Harrison), 1840-1904.
- Murray, W. H. H.
- Outdoor life--United States.
- Outdoor life.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- The first full biography of W. H. H. Murray (1849-1904), a Boston preacher often described as the father of the American outdoor movement and the modern vacation.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part One: Beginnings
- 1 Guilford
- 2 Yale
- 3 Seminary
- Part Two: Reverend
- 4 Pastor
- 5 Park Street: 1869
- 6 Adventures in the Wilderness
- 7 The Rush
- 8 Park Street: Muscular Christian
- 9 The Perfect Horse
- 10 Park Street: Separation
- 11 Boston Music Hall
- A Plump Denial
- Touching My Financial Status
- Wicked Doing as Has Been Done Against Me.
- All Who Know Aught of My Life
- Part Three: Miscellaneous Man
- 12 Texas
- 13 Montreal
- 14 Burlington
- 15 Lake Champlain
- Part Four: Home
- 16 Home and Family
- 17 How I am Educating My Daughters
- Afterword
- Books by W. H. H. Murray
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Beach, Randall S. A Passionate Life
- ISBN:
- 9781438489360
- OCLC:
- 1341444206
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