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magazine while earning his living at Bin and Big's Hotels in New York. In 1931 he was let go from the company a week before
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novels about Duncan
Maclain, a blind private investigator who worked with his two German shepherds and his household of assistants to solve murder mysteries. The novels were the basis for two films starring
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Kendrick's writing reflected two personal interests that he had developed: an interest in blind people and their coping skills and an interest in the history of
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During World War II, Kendrick served as an instructor for blinded veterans giving him the material for his books "
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The Unseen Minority: A History of Blindness in the United States
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