Women's Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to the Present ed. Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler Dial Press, 2005 824 pages Several years ago, I worked as a book reviewer for the local newspaper. Every few weeks, I dropped by the paper's downtown office and browsed through a small room full of soon-to-be-published books. … Continue reading Put It in Writing: Inspiration from letters, historic and otherwise
Eleanor Roosevelt, Leader-in-Waiting
Eleanor by Barbara Cooney Viking, 1996 32 pages As a child, I spent a great deal of time with my maternal grandparents, both of whom were members of Tom Brokaw's "Greatest Generation." Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the salient figure of their early adulthood, a fixture of an unforgettable time. They mentioned him often, and I … Continue reading Eleanor Roosevelt, Leader-in-Waiting
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