Seeing a picture of you in today’s newspaper standing in front of a barbecue grilling quail, reminded me that I had never sent you the recipe of the drop scones which I promised you at Balmoral.
I now hasten to do so, and I do hope you will find them successful.
-- From Queen Elizabeth's letter to President Eisenhower, January 24, 1960, in Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience, compiled by Shaun Usher.
Letters of Note is just as absorbing as Lists of Note, Shaun Usher’s first irresistible compilation of ephemera. Letters is a collection of over 125 facsimiles of correspondences of consequence, usually because a famous person wrote the letter, or because the letter itself is historically important. All are fascinating.
My favorite is the note that John F. Kennedy scratched into the shell of a coconut when his WWII boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer and his crew was stranded in the Solomon Islands. He gave the coconut message to island natives to deliver to the PT base at Rendova so he and his crew could be rescued.
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This sounds fascinating! I can see why you're enjoying the book.
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Great teaser! I'll have to check it out. Thank you for sharing! Mine is from Phoenix Fire by S.D. Grimm
ReplyDeleteI feel the same as Sandra. This sounds fascinating! One I'd keep close by to pick and browse through.
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I am going to read this book. It sounds like the kind of book that I like. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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ReplyDeleteThat book of yours sounds marvellous. A truly inspirational read. Great tease!