Now, Jack R. Gannon s original groundbreaking volume on Deaf history and culture is available once again. In "Deaf Heritage: A Narrative History of Deaf America," Gannon brought together for the first time the story of the Deaf experience in America from a Deaf perspective. Recognizing the need to document the multifaceted history of this unique minority with its distinctive visual culture, he painstakingly gathered as much material as he could on Deaf American life. The result is a 17-chapter montage of artifacts and information that forms an utterly fascinating record from the early...