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On the Unsung Lives<br> of the Chinese Laborers Who Built the Railroad

On the Unsung Lives
of the Chinese Laborers Who Built the Railroad

When Two Railroads—and the Migrant Workers Who Built Them—Met

By Gordon H. Chang | May 8, 2019

On Founding One of Literature's Most Beautiful Collections

On Founding One of Literature's Most Beautiful Collections

Jacques Schiffrin and the Creation of Pléiade Editions

By Amos Reichman | May 7, 2019

Royal Baby! (Why Is America So Obsessed with <br>the British Monarchy?)

Royal Baby! (Why Is America So Obsessed with
the British Monarchy?)

From Shakespeare to Austen, the Hagiographic to the Contemptuous

By Robert Morrison | May 6, 2019

Revolutionary Travel Writer <br>Georg Forster's Passionate Beginnings

Revolutionary Travel Writer
Georg Forster's Passionate Beginnings

"Without experience... We can possess no knowledge of the world."

By Jürgen Goldstein | May 6, 2019

Jon Meacham on E.B. White and American Democracy

Jon Meacham on E.B. White and American Democracy

"White’s patriotism is clear-eyed; his nationalism nonexistent."

By Jon Meacham | May 6, 2019

Through Films for Black Audiences, Ousmane Sembene Spoke to All

Through Films for Black Audiences, Ousmane Sembene Spoke to All

Mateo Askaripour on the "Father of African Cinema"

By Mateo Askaripour | May 2, 2019

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Edmund White on Stonewall, the 'Decisive Uprising' of Gay Liberation

By Edmund White | April 30, 2019

The Journey That Changed Geoffrey Chaucer's Life

By Marion Turner | April 29, 2019

Like Twitter But Cold: On the Literary Culture of Arctic Expeditions

By Hester Blum | April 26, 2019

The View from the Middle of Everything

The View from the Middle of Everything

Dispatches From Flatville, Illinois

By Kristin L. Hoganson | April 25, 2019

The 'Dark Ages' Weren't As Dark<br> As We Thought

The 'Dark Ages' Weren't As Dark
As We Thought

History Flickers In and Out of Darkness, No Matter the Era

By Simon Winder | April 24, 2019

How John Hersey Revealed the Horrors of the Atomic Bomb to the US

How John Hersey Revealed the Horrors of the Atomic Bomb to the US

Remembering Hiroshima, the Story That Changed Everything

By Jeremy Treglown | April 23, 2019

Was Shakespeare Agnostic About<br> the Afterlife?

Was Shakespeare Agnostic About
the Afterlife?

Happy Death Day, Shakespeare!

By John S. Garrison | April 23, 2019

The Real Story Behind the Creation <br>of the Atomic Bomb

The Real Story Behind the Creation
of the Atomic Bomb

Demystifying Robert Oppenheimer

By Aaron Tucker | April 22, 2019

Historical Fiction Can Be As<br> Urgent As the News

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Urgent As the News

Joshua Furst: History Doesn't Need to be Boring

By Joshua Furst | April 16, 2019

The Forgotten Massacre of Chinese Immigrants During<br> the Mexican Revolution

The Forgotten Massacre of Chinese Immigrants During
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Julián Herbert Chronicles an Unsung Outrage

By Julián Herbert | April 16, 2019

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