E. Nieslen Kim - Helen Keller: Autobiographies & Other Writings (Loa #378) The Story Of My Life / The World I Live In / Essays Speeche Letters And Journals - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Here in a deluxe hardcover edition is the inspiring story of an American icon - 'the greatest woman of our age as Winston Churchill put it - in her own words. The Story of My Life (1903) published just before she became the first deaf - blind college graduate in the United States brought Helen Keller worldwide fame and has remained a touchstone for generations. Recounting her astonishing relationship with her teacher Annie Sullivan 'the Miracle Worker it offers still - vivid testimony of the transformative power of love and faith in overcoming adversity. Keller's underappreciated literary artistry and philosophical acumen are especially evident in the personal essays that make up The World I Live In (1908): exploring her own 'disability she reflects profoundly on language thinking dreams belief and the relations between the senses. Also included are more than a dozen letters speeches essays and other works - most of them from out - of - print uncollected or previously unpublished sources - charting more than 50 years of Keller's exemplary life and career. These pieces reveal her commitments to women's rights workers rights racial justice and peace as well as her advocacy for the disabled. Kim E. Nielsen Keller's biographer and the author of A Disability History of the United States introduces the volume which includes a 16 - page portfolio of photographs and a newly researched chronology of Keller's life along with authoritative notes and an index.
Title: Helen Keller: Autobiographies & Other Writings (Loa #378) The Story Of My Life / The World I Live In / Essays Speeche Letters And Journals
Author(s): E. Nieslen Kim
Publisher: The Library Of America
Barcode: 9781598537727
Pages: 650 Pages
Publication Date: 3/12/2024
Category: Diaries, Letters & Journals