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Ellen Lark is on the verge of marriage when she and her fiancé receive an unexpected visit from Alexander Graham Bell. Ellen is deaf and for a time she was Bell's student learning visible speech. During their lessons, Bell also confided in her about his dream of producing a device that would transmit the human voice along a wire: the telephone. Now, on the cusp of wealth and renown, Bell wants Ellen to speak up in support of his claim to the patent...
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"One is the woman who rose above extraordinary challenges to become a celebrated author. The other is the inventor and scientist most well known for inventing the telephone. Not many people today realize that Helen Keller and Alexander Graham Bell were longtime friends. In this fascinating book, young readers will learn more about Keller and Bell's friendship, from how they met when she was only six years old to why Keller dedicated her first autobiography...
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