This visual collection of letters was assembled to provide insight into the life of Lovelace when she wrote the Betsy-Tacy series. Her letters, all addressed to Thomas Edwards, illustrate the author's attention to historical accuracy as she recalls her childhood memories of Mankato. Edwards, whose pen name was Willie Putt, was the author of the Betsy-Tacy book reviews written for the Mankato Free Press from 1940-1955.

Thomas Edwards writes in one of his reviews, "Maud Hart Lovelace is in the process of becoming one of the best accepted of contemporary writers in the field of youth reading."

Letters written by Lovelace to Edwards are from the private collection of the Edwards family.

Letters from Maud CD & Companion booklet
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A companion booklet of the same title features the transcribed collection of Lovelace book reviews written by Thomas Edwards.

About the author

Minnesota native, Julie A. Schrader, worked as Project Director for The Heritage of Blue Earth County, from 1988 to 1990. She established her own publishing company, Minnesota Heritage Publishing, in 2001 and works as a publishing consultant helping individuals self-publish. Author of The History of the Red Jacket Valley, her writing has also appeared in the Mankato Free Press, Applauze Magazine, and the Blue Earth County Historical Society's newsletters. In 2002, Julie released her third book entitled, Maud Hart Lovelace's Deep Valley. Schrader is currently the Executive Director for the Betsy-Tacy Society. She and is the editor of the Betsy-Tacy Society newsletter, the Deep Valley Sun and the editor of the Katoland Connection. For the past three years she has been the coordinator of the Deep Valley Book Festival in Mankato.

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