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The Lost Art of Letter Writing
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For hundreds of years, or at least since pens and paper became commonplace, people who wanted to get in touch with other people separated by distance had only one way to do it: they wrote letters, the only means of long-distance communication, at least until the invention of the telegraph in the 19th century.
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Why the study of letters is important
They are primary source materials They give us a look at the life and personality
of the writer and the reader. Letters are the basis of English language
communications.
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Types of letters we will look like
Governmental letters War letters Love letters Narrative letters Humorous letters
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The American Revolution
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Thomas Paine: Collected Writings
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George Washington Writings
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My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams
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The Debate On the Constitution
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James Madison Writings
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Americans in Paris
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Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Dear Brother: Letters of William Clark to Jonathan Clark
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The Civil War: The First Year Told by Those Who Lived It
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Grant: Memoirs and Selected Letters
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Letters of a Woman Homesteader
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Nathaniel West
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John Dos Pasos
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World War II Radio Heroes: Letters of Compassion
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Searching for Anne Frank
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Signs of Life: the Correspondence of German POWS at Camp Algona,
Iowa 1940-1946
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Only the Least of Me is Hostage
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Since You Went Away
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The Greatest Generation Speaks
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Three collections from Andrew Carroll
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As Always, Julia
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Ronald Reagan: In Love and at Work
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Dear Mr. President
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Funny Letters from Famous People
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Letters to a Young Iowan
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Hope you have a great week,
Dan