suzenatale
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
I just came across this opionion piece and I think this person is spot on. I know historians don't get it, I know they look at Little Round Top and say, well this was a little insignificant victory. But they are completly missing the point. The victory was that no one expected much out of him because he suttered, but he proved them wrong, not only by becoming a respected and influentail figure, but by becoming a beloved public speaker. And it is that victory that is inspiring.
"...What is amazing is that Chamberlain was a person who stuttered. In his youth, his father wanted him to follow in the family tradition of the military while his mother wanted him to be a minister; he knew these professions would face stumbling blocks because of his speech.
https://bangordailynews.com/2015/12...more-parks-honor-chamberlain/?ref=moreInstate
"...What is amazing is that Chamberlain was a person who stuttered. In his youth, his father wanted him to follow in the family tradition of the military while his mother wanted him to be a minister; he knew these professions would face stumbling blocks because of his speech.
In its “Celebrity Corner” section, the website of the Stuttering Foundation, stutteringhelp.org, has a biographical profile on Chamberlain titled “General Battled Stuttering.” The article states the phenomenon how some people who stutter are able to speak foreign languages fluently. While at Bowdoin, Chamberlain mastered nine languages besides English: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic, Syriac, Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
I think there should be extra consideration given to Chamberlain in this selection process for all he overcame in his life to distinguish himself as a Maine resident in many ways."
https://bangordailynews.com/2015/12...more-parks-honor-chamberlain/?ref=moreInstate