We've Got Mail: Volume 33

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We've Got Mail: Volume 33

It's our 33rd installment of We've Got Mail! Brooke Knight, our Editor-in-Chief, is replying to all our readers' questions and suggestions. We always love hearing from young historians, so please keep sending us postcards!


If you want to see if we've already replied to your letter, make sure to check our blog. Here's one of our latest volumes of We've Got Mail to get you started.


Dear Historian, Me and my mom love your book "Gift of the Nile"! We would love to read "American Glitter", "World War 2", and "The Race to Space". And I think you should make an issue about World War I.


Dear Jordan,

Thanks for sending us a postcard! I’m so thrilled to hear you are enjoying the magazine and the “Thinking it Over” questions. Thinking about and questioning history is an important way for us to better understand the past, and it sounds like you are doing a great job! Keep up the good work.

Happy Reading!


Dear Honest History, I think you should do a magazine about baseball. I bet it would be very good! Sincerely, Finn

 

Dear Finn,

First, I want to compliment you on your terrific penmanship! Nice work! Second, I love the idea of doing a magazine on baseball. My own kids play “America’s pastime” (that’s a nickname for baseball) and, like many kids, would enjoy learning more about the history of the sport. Thanks for the great suggestion! I hope you enjoy the next issue of Honest History and continue your journey in exploring the past.

Happy Reading!


Dear Honest History, Hi, my name is Oliver. I'm eleven years old and my favorite issue is Issue twenty-nine "Colossal". It's an amazing book although I wish it had more maps. I'm requesting an issue on the Musketeers. You might think that they were just made up for the novel by Alexandre Dumas, "The Three Musketeers", but it turns out that they were the real king's guard in the 1620s. Also, D'Artagnan (the young man that joins the musketeers) was the real King Louis XIII's most trusted musketeer. Cardinal Richelieu (played by Tim Curry) was also a real person and advisor to Louis XIII. In conclusion I wish that you will write an issue on the musketeers. Please write back so I know you got this letter.


Dear Oliver,

What a terrific idea to do an Honest History on the Musketeers! It sounds like you have done a lot of research on the subject and I appreciate you teaching me more about it. I had no idea D’Artagnan was a real person and I’m excited to do more research and learn about his life. Thanks for writing in and I hope you send in more thoughtful and well-researched ideas on what we should cover next.

Happy Reading!


Dear Honest History People, I love reading your magazines and want to be a historian when I grow up. Could you please do an issue on Ancient India? I don't know a lot about India and it would be really really cool to get a magazine in the mail about something I requested. Sincerely, Evie


Dear Evie,

Thank you for your letter. It brings me so much joy to hear that you want to be a historian when you grow up. What an amazing career to aspire to! You will be happy to know that we already have an issue on the history of India! Issue 10, "A Portrait of India," is all about the partition of India, queens, and fun bits of history to get you excited about learning this country’s history. Please let me know if you get that issue and what you learned!

Happy Reading!


Young Historians! Do you have questions about our kids magazine? Is there a topic you want us to cover? Please send us a note (or drawing). It might appear on our next installment of We've Got Mail.

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