The Story of My Life
Helen Keller, 1903
The Story of My Life is Helen Keller’s account of her triumph over deafness and blindness. Keller’s story has become a symbol of hope for people all over the world. The book was published when Keller was only 22. She reveals her frustrations and rage and takes the reader on an unforgettable journey of her education and breakthroughs into the world of communication. An amazing moment was when she recognized the word “water” when her teacher finger-spelled the letters.
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The book was actually dedicated to inventor Alexander Graham Bell . The dedication reads, “TO ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL; Who has taught the deaf to speak and enabled the listening ear to hear a speech from the Atlantic to the Rockies.”
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” – Helen Keller