Chronicling the History of the Book as Object
Commentators, friend and foe, have made much of Barack Obama’s calculated appropriation of the legacy of Lincoln. What most struck me, as a book historian, was his decision to take the inaugural oath on the bible that Lincoln used in 1861.In the Senate Chamber,...Maybe you can, but you MAY not!
Dependent Child: “Hey Mum, can I go jump off that cliff?”Custodial Parent: “Yes, you can. But you may not.”DC:Aw, that’s not fair. Why not?CP: Because I said so. There’s nothing quite as frustrating as being informed by an entity...The Rivalry: Coming Soon to a State House Near You
I’m standing on a train platform in Springfield waiting for Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas to appear. Springfield, Massachusetts not Illinois, and the men whose arrival I await are actors. I think, “Is this going to work? Will I believe that these two...The History of the Meaning of Poverty in the US
As the United States faces severe economic difficulties many Americans–myself included–are debating which public and private actions might best ward off even worse disaster. Yet at the risk of sounding Pollyanna-ish I want to suggest that a...E-Edition
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