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Zig-Zag-and-Swirl: Alfred W. Lawson's Quest for Greatness
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Great book on a great man!
Product Description
Alfred W. Lawson (1869–1954) was a professional baseball player, inventor of the airliner, leader of a movement in the 1930s calling for the abolition of banks and interest, and founder of a utopian community, the so-called Des Moines University of Lawsonomy. This unusual institution, constantly embroiled in controversy in the 1940s and early 1950s, was dedicated not only to teaching Lawson’s novel religious and scientific ideas but also to initiating a reform of human nature.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2919344 in Books
- Published on: 2009-06-01
- Released on: 2009-05-03
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
Features
- ISBN13: 9781587294662
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews
Review
"All students of outrageous humbug will be indebted to Lyell Henry for a difficult job well done. Alfred Lawson's whole incredible story is here, in one of the most amusing biographies of the last few decades."—Martin Gardner
About the Author
Lyell Henry is professor emeritus of political science at Mount Mercy College. He is also the author of Was This Heaven? A Self-Portrait of Iowa on Early Postcards (Iowa, 1995) and of articles on various topics of American popular culture. He lives in Iowa City with his wife, Gretchen, and two cats.
Customer Reviews
Great Book on a Fascinating Man
Lyell Henry has written a fascinating account of one of the more curious personalities of the 20th century, Alfred Lawson - baseball player, aviation pioneer, prophet - the "First Knowledgian", as he called himself. Although Lawson wrote copiously (though not always truthfully) about himself, this is the first true biography of the great man. but Henry sets out fairly the oddities of Lawson's life, his affection for his subject shows through - it's an excellent biography.
