Helen Keller: Autobiographies & Other Writings (Loa #378): The Story of My Life

<b>In her own words, the legendary American icon who overcame adversity to become a brilliant writer and powerful advocate for the disabled: <i>The Story of My Life</i>, <i>The World I Live In</i>, plus a dozen revealing personal letters, public speeches, essays, and more</b> <p/>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. <p/><i><b>The Story of My Life</b></i> (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. <p/>Keller's underappreciated literary artistry and philosophical acumen are especially evident in the personal essays that make up <i><b>The World I Live In</b></i> (1908): exploring her own "disability," she reflects profoundly on language, thinking, dreams, belief, and the relations between the senses. <p/>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than a dozen letters, speeches, essays, and other works--most of them from out-of-print, uncollected, or previously unpublished sources--charting more than 50 years of Keller's exemplary life and career.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 peac