correspondence

Presents a detailed biography of Johnny Cash, through letters written to his first wife, Vivian, that reveals their early life together, as well as the truth about his drug addiction and infidelity.

These engaging and wonderfully alive letters paint an intimate portrait of two of the most important and influential figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Carl Van Vechtenolder, established, and whitewas at first a mentor to the younger, gifted, and black Langston Hughes. But the relationship quickly grew into a great friendshipand for nearly four decades the two men wrote to each other expressively and constantly. They discussed literature and publishing. They gossiped about the people they knew in commonJames Baldwin, W. E. B. Du Bois, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, H. L. Mencken. They wrote from near (of racism in Scottsboro) and far (of dancing in Cuba and trekking across the Soviet Union), and always with playfulness and mutual affection..

After the publication of journalist Russert's book about his father, he received thousands of letters from people who wanted to tell him about their own fathers, ordinary men who were remembered and cherished for some of their best moments-of advice, tenderness, strength, honor, discipline, and occasional eccentricity. Most of these daughters and sons were eager to express the gratitude they had carried with them through the years. Others wanted to share lessons and memories and, most important, pass them down to their own children. This book is for all fathers, young or old, who can learn from the men in these pages how to get it right, and to understand that sometimes it is the little gestures that can make the big difference for your child.--From publisher description.

Selections from 14 Civil War writers of letters, diaries, and essays providing their reactions to the war.

Presents more than one thousand letters written by Ronald Reagan to family, friends, and colleagues, as well as unknown supporters and detractors, over the course of seventy-two years from 1922 to 1994, grouped by topic, with explanatory introductions when needed.

A collection of letters and articles written by Caroline Henderson between 1908 and 1966 which provide insight into her life in the Great Plains, featuring both published materials and private correspondence. Includes a biographical profile, chapter introductions, and annotations.

Collects the optimistic letters of Philip "Flip" Slier, a Dutch Jew who was sent to a labor camp in April of 1942 and killed in the Holocaust, with documents, photographs, posters, and information gathered from interviews and eye-witness accounts. Includes bibliographical references and an illustrated index.

Presents a collection of over 150 letters received by Eleanor Roosevelt from ordinary men and women during her tenure as First Lady, and looks at some of her responses to their requests for assistance during the Great Depression and World War II.