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In Albert's Shadow
Albert Einstein's first wife Mileva was a promising physicist in her own right and certainly aided him, in one shape or another, in the development of some of his most famous work. …
Night Trains
Forty years ago, it was the way to travel. Back then, one could climb between crisp linens and soft blankets, adjust the oversized pillows, and watch America speed by in the night. …
Rise of the States
Urban historian Jon C. Teaford explores the development of state government in the United States from the end of the 19th century to the "renaissance" of states at the end of the …
The Artisan of Ipswich
Writing as a woodworker himself, Tarule vividly portrays Dennis walking through the woods looking for the right trees; sawing and splitting the wood on site; and working in his …
Taverns and Drinking in Early America
American colonists knew just two types of public building: churches and taverns. At a time when drinking water was considered dangerous, everyone drank often and in quantity. The …
A Colder Eye
Footing the Bill for Superfund Cleanups
The Person With Alzheimer's Disease
Few families are untouched by Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. Moving accounts of what it is like to care for someone with this disease have already been published, as …
Edmund Wilson
From the Jazz Age through the Kennedy administration, Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) stood at the center of the American cultural scene. A champion of the young Ernest Hemingway, a …
Newspaper Days, 1899-1906
In the second volume of his autobiography, Mencken recalls his early years as a reporter. Mencken learned his craft so well that by 1901 he became the "Herald's" Sunday editor, and …
Beyond Free and Fair
Beyond Free and Fair Elections: Monitoring Elections and Building Democracy draws on worldwide experience since the mid-1980s to evaluate international election monitoring and …