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Piecing Together the Lives<br> of Enslaved Americans

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When a City Goes Bankrupt: A Brief History of Detroit c. 2010

When a City Goes Bankrupt: A Brief History of Detroit c. 2010

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American Diplomacy After Benghazi

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On Chris Stevens and the Risks Taken by Ambassadors Abroad

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How the Vietnam War Changed<br> Political Poetry

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Daniel H. Weiss on Michael O'Donnell, Deer Hunter, and the Arts That Disillusioned Soldiers Turned to

By Daniel H. Weiss | November 20, 2019

The Debutante Ball in the Global <br>Age of Instagram

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On High Society Rites of Passage and Dreams of Fame

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Adriano Olivetti, Industrialist, Typewriter King... Antifascist?

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Sarah Wagner Tells a Tale of Lexington, Kentucky

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