correspondence

Collects the letters of American journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson from the years 1968-76, during which time he wrote his most famous work, "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.".

Presents the letters of wildlife researcher Jane Goodall spanning 1966-99, the period during which she made disturbing discoveries about chimpanzee behavior--warfare and murder among them--gave birth to a son, divorced and remarried, dealt with the guerrilla-kidnapping of some of her students, and suffered the loss of her second husband to cancer.

Letters from Abigail Adams to her husband, the future President John Adams, depict life near Boston during the American Revolution.

A collection of two hundred letters which were written to Mrs. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1941 by children who were asking her to help them receive material assistance during the Great Depression.

A collection of poetry, letters, and prose by Walt Whitman that were inspired by the Civil War.

A collection of letters from Keith Wilson to his wife, describing what it was like to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II.

A selection of letters by Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband in which she describes the highlights of her visit to the west coast in 1915.