‘I Won’t Be Able to Send a Parrot or Monkey Anymore’
February 14, 2012
The headline pretty much says it all. I mean, did he really think he’d be able to send a monkey home? … More ‘I Won’t Be Able to Send a Parrot or Monkey Anymore’
Category: 1943 Letters
‘Still Well, Happy and Safe and I Hope You All Are the Same’
February 12, 2012
Apparently, Babe’s younger brother is “doing something worthwhile”—though we aren’t told what it is. … More ‘Still Well, Happy and Safe and I Hope You All Are the Same’
‘Boy, You Ought to See These French Women in Sarongs’
February 9, 2012
Babe’s time in French Morocco is giving him a chance to refresh his ability to speak the language. … More ‘Boy, You Ought to See These French Women in Sarongs’
‘If I Can’t Get a Parrot for You, I Will Send a Monkey’
February 8, 2012
Also, I love Babe’s reference to the “Bums,” the Brooklyn Dodgers. Plenty of references in these letters make it clear he was a fan. … More ‘If I Can’t Get a Parrot for You, I Will Send a Monkey’
Climbing Down Cliffs to Swim, and Back Up to Return
February 7, 2012
Babe also references visiting an Algerian town named “Canistel,” but I wasn’t able to find it on a map. … More Climbing Down Cliffs to Swim, and Back Up to Return
Well, Happy and Safe 