WHAT'S IN A NAME
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About the Book
Popular Paul Harvey exclaims;
“Now you know the rest of the story!”
In 1934 an astute editor of the READERS DIGEST wanted the story’s beginning. He asked Don Donaldson to write a personal essay
about his recovery of eyesight after 14 years of blindness. Don obliged.
His article, entitled “A Messenger in Two Worlds,” drew thousands of
dollars in donations for the magazine’s Braille subscription fund.
Twenty-three year-old Donaldson,
no longer blind, was studying at Harvard on scholarship and was able to follow
a career which brought him in touch with the near and the famous, including
Helen Keller. Eventually he met and
married a lady who taught the deaf. At
retirement, their combined dedicated careers exceed 75 years of teaching,
mostly with deaf, blind and deaf-blind children.
Now at 92, Donaldson is still
going strong. He lives in
His lively autobiography covers an
unusual life rich in personal experience, a struggle to achieve despite
adversity, many historic references reaching back in time, and seen through an
eye that was once blind, fascinating world travel on cargo ships. A thread of romance unravels from the first
paragraph to a happy ending.
The
The title WHATS IN A NAME is from
Shakespeare. Donaldson first pondered
the thought when he was only six years old.
He sincerely believes that name can shape one’s destiny. Do you agree?
Now you can know the rest –
Here’s an inspirational autobiography you will want to read!
About the Author
Don Donaldson was blinded by
accident and obtained his elementary and secondary education in a blind
school. His eyesight was restored by
surgery when he was 21. He received an
M.A. from the
He and his wife early in their careers became freighter buffs and traveled all over the world on cargo ships during many summers.
Donaldson has written a number of
articles, the first of which was published in THE READERS DIGEST when he was
23.