Letter Carrier Josh Gueniot was delivering mail in Essex Junction, VT, recently when he heard a woman yelling.

Dillard's work was characterized by spare prose and a deep connection to nature. She is best known for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Maytrees and The Writing Life.

A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.

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In her words, Frances Perkins, the first woman cabinet secretary, ‘came to Washington to work for God, FDR, and the millions of forgotten, plain, common workingmen.’

Nearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told.

Behind closed doors, millions of Americans are stepping into one of the hardest roles they’ll ever take on: caring for their aging parents.

“The separation of church and state is not in the Constitution.”