1st Edition

Studies in Hereditary Ability

By W.T.J. Gun Copyright 1928
288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1928, Studies in Hereditary Ability studies the genealogy of great families of Britain and America and examines how their ancestors influenced their genetics and who they subsequently ended up becoming. The book examines the descent of ability through both maternal and paternal lines, and seeks to argue that from both sides, there stems an equal chance of inheritance. At... Read more

1. Wit and Wickedness

2. A Dream of Fair Women

3. A Glance Down the Centuries (England)

4. A Glance Down the Centuries (America)

5. The Old Dominion

6. Two Philosophic Statesman

7. Five Great Gossips

8. Six Modern Writers

9. Scotland and the Southern States

10. The Celtic Touch

11. Two Renegades

12. Mount Everest

13. Four Great Artists

14. "Giants of Old"

15. Intellect and Athletics

16. The Antecedents of a Criminal

Notes

Index

Biography

W.T.J. Gun