Dear Phil: A Collection of Letters to a Brother 2013-2017 by Harold P. Kurtz, edited by David Kurtz, is an amazing and heartfelt collection of remembrances from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s, told in a series of letters from Harold to his older brother Phil, after Phil had suffered a serious stroke and lost many ways to connect with his family. His long-term memory remained clear, however, and he enjoyed receiving these letters from his brother, talking about their boyhood, their small hometown and sometimes strange relations. The letters were addressed to—and read aloud to Phil by—Phil’s son Charlie, who had suffered a brain aneurysm in 2012 and was recovering his ability to read. Harold wrote these letters for both of them. While he never intended these letters for a book, he shared them with his sons as a good way of keeping family stories alive. David, his second son, realized that they were not just a wonderful source of family history, but an incredible document of small-town America from a by-gone era that would interest many others and resonate with those who lived in those times or have enjoyed reading and hearing about them. Sadly, Harold’s brother passed just as the book was being finalized for print. Dear Phil was self-published by Harold and sold at various churches, libraries and gatherings for a modest sum, all of which was donated to Phil Kurtz’ favorite charity. This book has extremely limited quantities remaining and is not sold on-line or print-on-demand today. Please contact New Brevet if interested.