Letters from Red Farm

ELIZABETH EMERSON is a former grant writer and award-winning artist based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She has contributed material to PBS's film biography Becoming Helen Keller and written guest articles for the American Foundation for the Blind's Helen Keller Archival Collection and the Perkins Archives' newsletter.

"Adds new perspective on Keller, and gives glimpse to an enormously important figure in her education, development, and life."--Boston Globe "Most people only know Helen Keller (and her teacher, Annie Sullivan) through the cliched account of the so-called 'miracle' at the water pump when she was six years old. This book is a riveting supplement to the familiar narrative--telling the fascinating story of the friendship between Helen and the journalist Joseph Edgar Chamberlin who was in many ways more of a kindred spirit to Helen than Annie herself."--Max Wallace, New York Times best-selling author of Love Death: The Murder of Kurt Cobain "I've read about Helen Keller many times throughout my life, so imagine my amazement in discovering the stunning revelations in this book. I won't spoil the stories, but the letters from Keller and her friends make her feel even more relatable to contemporary readers. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning more about Helen Keller and the many wonderful people she befriended."--Haben Girma, author of Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law "The book immediately draws the reader in, as Emerson's personal connection to Chamberlin makes her a unique guide through the material. Her descriptions, observations, and explication are smart, well-written, and propel the reader forward. It's a fascinating well-told story."--Patricia J. Fanning, author of Artful Lives: The Francis Watts Lee Family and Their Times "Emerson's delight in her discoveries is clear from the start, as she captures Chamberlin's role in Keller's life and offers a helpful interpretation of its importance. Those interested in journalism will find the stories of Chamberlin's work and his journalistic voice on social issues fascinating."--Leah Blatt Glasser, author of In a Closet Hidden: The Life and Work of Mary E. Wilkins Freeman