Ink on His Fingers
Author:
Louise A. Vernon
Illustrator:
Allan Eitzen
Publication:
1972 by Herald Press
Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction
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Louise A. Vernon
1914 -American
Louise A. Vernon was born in Coquille, Oregon. As children, her grandparents crossed the Great Plains in covered wagons. After graduating from Willa... See more
Allan Eitzen
1928 - 2008American
A native of Minnesota, Allan Eitzen attended college and art schools in Minneapolis and Philadelphia. He left art school shortly after entering to o... See more
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Ink On His Fingers
Reviewed by Edward Garboczi
The author tells the story of Gutenberg and the first printed Bible, as well as surrounding problems, such as jealous rivals and burglary, as Hans works hard to get the first printed Bible finally published. There are still complete copies of Gutenberg’s Bibles existing today, almost 600 years later. One such copy is on display in the Library of Congress, in Washington, DC, which I have seen. Inexpensive, widely available printed matter, as is the text we read on websites, owes its origin to the genius and dedication of Johann Gutenberg.
Ink on His Fingers
In this shorter book, we read about the story of Johann Gutenberg, who invented the printing press, through the eyes of a fictional character: twelve-year-old Hans Dunne,...
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