Full Circle

Way back when, about 50+ years ago, I loved reading books about each of the states written by Walter Havighurst. Of course then there were only 48 states. But I couldn't wait to finish one and start the next. At Amherst, one of my favorite professors was Prof Alfred Havighurst. He was inspiring and a great teacher, British History. It never dawned on me then that the two were brothers. Only later, when Walter died, did I see that Prof Havighurst was his brother! Oh, I wish I had known that when I was a student--how cool! I could have told how much I enjoyed reading the states' books.

So, reading those came 50+ years ago. I'm doing a lot of research now. The two most recent books I read were by--Walter Havighurst. OK, one was edited by him, with contributions from other authors/historians and journal-keepers. But the other was his, engaging and full of knowledge. I read it all, more than I needed to read, and enjoyed it a great deal.

To think, from the 1950s until 2012!