Robert Claiborne

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Robert Claiborne



Robert Watson Claiborne, Jr. (1919–1990) American folk singer, labor organizer and writer. He wrote primarily about science and linguistics.

Average rating: 3.89 · 297 ratings · 44 reviews · 38 distinct works
Our Marvelous Native Tongue

4.12 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1983 — 11 editions
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The Roots of English: A Rea...

3.78 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions
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Loose Cannons, Red Herrings...

3.77 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions
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The Birth of Writing

3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1974 — 11 editions
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Climate, man and history

3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions
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The Summer Stargazer

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1975 — 9 editions
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Saying What You Mean: A Com...

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions
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English - Its Life and Times

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions
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God or Beast; Evolution and...

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1974 — 3 editions
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On every side the sea: Man'...

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1971
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