Albert Schweitzer: A Biography, Second Edition

Albert Schweitzer: A Biography, Second Edition
ISBN-10
0815606753
ISBN-13
9780815606758
Series
Albert Schweitzer
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
576
Language
English
Published
2000-09-01
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Author
James Brabazon

Description

The second edition of this biography of humanitarian Albert Schweitzer has been updated to include documents discovered since the work was originally written, including the letters between Schweitzer and Helene Bresslau written during the ten years before their marriage.

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