Accession Number: 2015.18
Subtitle: Union Soldier, Louisville Citizen, Peacemaker
Summary/Description: The life of Scottish-born American businessman, philanthropist, and American Civil War veteran Andrew Cowan who, among his various endeavors and accomplishments, served on the Board of Trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind from 1897 until his death in 1919, and for eight years as president of the Board of Visitors of the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky. Includes index. Hardcover with laminated and illustrated paper over boards; illustrated dust jacket, identical to cover, features a photo of Cowan.
Author: Bush, Bryan S.
Collection: Reference Collection
History/Provenance: Book was purchased from the publisher by the Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind. Andrew Cowan enlisted in the Union Army in 1861 and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel by the end of the Civil War. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1866, where he became a founding partner of a wholesale hardware, leather and mill supply business. In addition to his service on the APH Board of Trustees, he served for eight years on the Board of Visitors of the Kentucky School for the Blind and was an active member of military and civic organizations.
Credit Line: Museum Purchase, 2015.18
Publisher: Acclaim Press
Publisher Place: Morley, MO
Publish Date: 2015
Subjects: Biography
Physical Description: 191 p. : ill. ; 9.5 x 6.25 in.
