Thank goodness for typewriters

[Rob Wick]

I recently sent an e-mail to a woman named Kathleen Brady, who has written one of the few overall biographies of Tarbell called Ida M. Tarbell Portrait of a Muckraker. I asked her some questions on some of the sources she used. She kindly sent me a message back offering her help in whatever way she could regarding my book.

One of the things I asked her was how she deciphered Tarbell's handwriting. She noted that in Tarbell's younger days, it was much better, but added "if you just stare at it long enough, it speaks to you...or you have to give up. Ida does not disclose all her secrets."

I like that.

Best
Rob