Nancy Rowe and George Curtis: Deaf lives in Maine 150 years ago

Sign Language Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 152-166

  Lane, Harlan ^a   Pillard, Richard ^b   Hedberg, Ulf ^c  

^a Northeastern University

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450078408     PISSN: 03021475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sls.2007.0008     Document Type: Article

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