{"product_id":"helen-keller-autobiographies-other-writings-loa-378-the-story-of-my-life-the-world-i-live-in-essays-speeches-letters-and-jour-nals-hardcover","title":"Helen Keller: Autobiographies \u0026 Other Writings (Loa #378): The Story of My Life \/ The World I Live in \/ Essays, Speeches, Letters, and Jour Nals - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Keller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKim E. Nielsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn her own words, the legendary American icon who overcame adversity to become a brilliant writer and powerful advocate for the disabled: \u003ci\u003eThe Story of My Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe World I Live In\u003c\/i\u003e, plus a dozen revealing personal letters, public speeches, essays, and more\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Story of My Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeller's underappreciated literary artistry and philosophical acumen are especially evident in the personal essays that make up \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe World I Live In\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (1908): exploring her own \"disability,\" she reflects profoundly on language, thinking, dreams, belief, and the relations between the senses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso 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than a dozen letters, speeches, essays, and other works--most of them from out-of-print, uncollected, or previously unpublished sources--charting more than 50 years of Keller's exemplary life and career.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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKim E. Nielsen, Keller's biographer and the author of \u003ci\u003eA Disability History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Tuscumbia, Alabama, on June 27, 1880, \u003cb\u003eHelen Keller\u003c\/b\u003e lost her hearing and sight at 19 months after an unknown illness, perhaps rubella or scarlet fever. When she was 6, Anne Mansfield Sullivan arrived as her teacher: Keller recounted the astonishing story of their relationship in \u003ci\u003eThe Story of My Life, \u003c\/i\u003e later adapted in the play and film \u003ci\u003eThe Miracle Worker\u003c\/i\u003e. She graduated from Radcliffe College in 1904--becoming the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor's degree--and went on to write a dozen books and numerous newspaper and magazine articles. She suffered a stroke in 1960, and died at home in Westport, Connecticut, on June 1, 1968. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKim E. Nielsen\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Professor and Disability Studies Chair at The University of Toledo, and was founding president of the Disability History Association. She is the author, among other books, of \u003ci\u003eThe Radical Lives of Helen Keller \u003c\/i\u003e(2004), \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Miracle Worker: Anne Sullivan Macy and Her Extraordinary Friendship with Helen Keller\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and \u003ci\u003eA Disability History of the United States\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 653\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750881329440,"sku":"9781598537727","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/299447f6e8992851e377445c108f5f2d.webp?v=1779959903","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/helen-keller-autobiographies-other-writings-loa-378-the-story-of-my-life-the-world-i-live-in-essays-speeches-letters-and-jour-nals-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}