Born Again
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A good fit for
- Readers interested in early twentieth-century American popular thought writing
- Enthusiasts studying public-domain electronic documents and texts by non-canonical authors
- Teachers and students needing supplementary materials for American literature courses
- Readers interested in the author's personal convictions and the intellectual background of his time
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- Read the opening and table of contents first to judge whether the text is mainly narrative or argumentative, then adjust your expectations.
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About the author
Alfred W. Lawson (1869–1954) was born in Britain and later became an American aviation pioneer and newspaperman, founding the "Lawsonomy" doctrine in his later years. The library holds one work by him, Born Again. Public information on his life and the full range of his writings is limited, so details cannot be given at length. From the available clues, he combined the roles of technical practitioner and public communicator: his aviation experience drew him to flight and machinery, his newspaper work made him skilled at writing for a general audience, and Lawsonomy shows his interests extending into social and spiritual claims. The title Born Again itself suggests faith and transformation, echoing his later intellectual orientation. Overall, he belongs among the marginal figures of the early twentieth-century United States who moved between technology, media, and alternative ideas; his writings are better read as samples of popular thought and personal doctrine than as rigorous scholarship.
