Frank Carlson Library

Helen shares her struggles with unassuming charm and intelligence: the frustration of not being able to express herself-- like wandering though a dense fog-- and the happiness of finally apprehending light breaking through the mist. The joy she felt when she first made the connection between the word water and the cold, wet liquid that poured over her fingers, comes spilling onto the pages with girlish, infectious enthusiasm. Written when she was...

Recounts how the young Helen Keller, left blind and deaf by a childhood illness, learned to communicate with the world.

A biography of the teacher and long-time companion of Helen Keller.