Paul Robert Hanna: A Life of Expanding Communities
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (540 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0817928324 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 338 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Content Rich but Style Poor L. Bartels I am a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture and stumbled upon Paul Robert Hanna when reading his Clients' Report about his Wright-designed Hanna House. Wanting to know more about Hanna, I discovered Jared Stallones book on amazon. Being a teacher, I was particularly interested to read about Hanna's life and works. To that end I was not disappointed; Stallones supplies much information and detail. However, reading his book felt like reading a thesis or dissertation. Stallones writing style is dry; he does not paint pictures or tell compelling stories. The book would . "Mainly Educational, Not About ""THE MAN"" according to Amazon Customer. Interesting to read this book, which is written about a man I knew as my grandfather. I didn't grow up knowing much of his work, but it's fascinating to learn what was going on with him when I knew him only as my granddad. His work was so much broader than I had realized, and now understand a remark from a relative stranger once (an educator) that I was "descended from royalty"LOL. But the book barely touches on who he was as a man, his marriage to my grandmother (who was his partner in all ways), his family, or the achievement of "Hanna Honeycomb House". It's basical. Stallones' latest is great Walter Stallones, as always, produced a winner. Great stuff.
Yet, despite his long career and major contributions to education, there has been no comprehensive biography of Hanna available—until now. Stallones, an assistant professor of education at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, California, has worked in teacher education at the University of Texas and at California State University, Fresno. At last analyzing and placing in context Hanna's vast contributions, Paul Robert Hanna: A Life of Expanding Communities illuminates the life of a man who played a major role in the history of education in the twentieth century. . From the beginnings of his career in the rural Midwest to its peak as a leading figure in education,
Analyzing and ultimately placing in context Paul Hanna's vast contributions, this book provides a richly textured narrative of his life and his major role in twentieth-century American education and the development of modern American education.