Henry Ward Beecher may not have visited Chautauqua Institution in his time, but he is now making an appearance in a CLSC book selection, The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher. Author Debby Applegate characterizes Henry as “Billy Graham, Paris Hilton and Bill Clinton all rolled into one,” comparing his life story to a psychological thriller complete with sex, scandal and religion. She also talks about why she sees him as a 19th Century Forest Gump.

Host> The Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, director, Department of Religion
Guest> Debby Applegate, author of The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher, a 2007 CLSC selection.

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