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imagine her with dark hair and green eyes. Perhaps fourteen years old,
but mature for her age. On 'mail day' she walks the dusty road to town
in hopes that a letter might have arrived from "America."
Along the way she sings tunes about that far-away land, perhaps skipping
now and again. That evening, when the family gathers together after
dinner, she reads the letter aloud; the room fills with questions, as
if she might have the answers. Then, by candlelight, she begins to author
their response…
Annie J. Howe authored many of the letters in the Braun Collection. At times she clearly wrote portions of the letters for family members; other times, she shared her own comically headstrong perspectives (perhaps she was a red-head?). In any case, Annie Howe's letters bring the family to life. Emily Saliers of the 'Indigo Girls' band wrote a song titled "Virginia Woolf" in which she describes reading Woolf's diaries. During a concert, Saliers explained how Virginia Woolf "…became my friend through the pages, it was a connection through time and how human beings can affect each other…" Annie J. Howe is my connection to 1880. |
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