History's People

History's People

Margaret MacMillan

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A Literary History of Whales

A Literary History of Whales

The benevolent behemoths through Human history

By Blair Beusman | October 16, 2015

There Once Was a Dildo in Nantucket

There Once Was a Dildo in Nantucket

On the wives of whalers and their dildos, aka "he's-at-homes"

By Ben Shattuck | October 16, 2015

In Praise of Melville’s Whale Chapters

In Praise of Melville’s Whale Chapters

Happy Pub Birthday, Moby-Dick, You are the Best

By Joel Cuthbertson | October 16, 2015

Hitler-Spotting at the Frankfurt Bookfair

Hitler-Spotting at the Frankfurt Bookfair

In Which the German Literary Scene is Compared to a Serial Killer

By Tara Bray Smith | October 14, 2015

A Woman Alone in China

A Woman Alone in China

The Story of a Missionary Who Stayed

By Virginia Pye | October 14, 2015

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The Children of Chernobyl, In Their Own Words

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Part of Our Lives: A People's History of the American Public Library

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The Unseen Theft of America's Literary History

The Unseen Theft of America's Literary History

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By Travis McDade | October 8, 2015

Black Voices Matter: The Genius of Jeffery Renard Allen

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Charles Johnson on Rails Under My Back

By Charles Johnson | October 6, 2015

Jeanette Winterson Rewrites Shakespeare

Jeanette Winterson Rewrites Shakespeare

Why a cover version of The Winter's Tale is necessary

By Jeanette Winterson | October 6, 2015

Did It Really Happen? Fact, Fiction, Fate

Did It Really Happen? Fact, Fiction, Fate

When Fiction Seems All Too True

By Leslie Pietrzyk | October 5, 2015

The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World

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Identities Adrift Off the American Shore

Identities Adrift Off the American Shore

Korean-Japanese Relations, National Identity, and the Zainichi

By Joohwan Kim | September 30, 2015

Exploring Patrick Modiano's Paris

Exploring Patrick Modiano's Paris

Of Memoryscapes and Lost Time

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