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Corpus Christi, Texas
July 20, 1959
Walter Adams, Associate Editor
The Reader’s Digest
Pleasantville, New York
Dear Mr. Adams:
Your letter re The Duval Story reached me while I was in the middle of a move to Corpus Christi, and this is my first chance to thank you for your suggestion that I submit my personal story.
You are right about the flavor of the Old West—it is really there. Some of the incidents were so out of place in the United States that reporters from out of the area knew their readers wouldn’t believe them in print.
I am not reporting now, as I am now a grandmother, and am busy at home. However, when Duval County shows signs of boiling over again (which it will) I’m not making any promises.
I will be glad to make a try at the story. I’ll get on it right away. Do you have any suggestions? So I submit a rough sketch at first, or just send the final work?
Sincerely,
Mrs. Caro Brown