Optimism Within

by Helen Keller and Daniel Berkeley Updike

Book Overview

Rendered deaf and blind by scarlet fever at the age of a year and a half, Helen Keller--with the help of Anne Sullivan, other teachers, and her own determination--learned to read, write, and speak several languages. Keller became an advocate for people with disabilities and fought for human rights her entire life. In 1903, while attending Radcliffe College -- she was the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree -- she wrote "Optimism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1429096101
• ISBN13: 9781429096102
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: American Roots
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 6.7"