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

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

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

At What Point Does Resistance Become the Only Choice?

By Edmund White | April 30, 2019

The Journey That Changed Geoffrey Chaucer's Life

The Journey That Changed Geoffrey Chaucer's Life

Two Tyrants, Two Poets, and a Long Pilgrimage to Milan

By Marion Turner | April 29, 2019

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

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

Can You Can Imagine Taking a Printing Press to the North Pole?

By Hester Blum | April 26, 2019

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The View from the Middle of Everything

By Kristin L. Hoganson | April 25, 2019

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

By Simon Winder | April 24, 2019

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

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

Historical Fiction Can Be As
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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
the Mexican Revolution

Julián Herbert Chronicles an Unsung Outrage

By Julián Herbert | April 16, 2019

The CIA Scheme That Brought <br><em>Doctor Zhivago</em> to The World

The CIA Scheme That Brought
Doctor Zhivago to The World

It Went All the Way to the Top

By Rebecca Renner | April 12, 2019

8 Books That Define and Defy the Canon of Hip Hop Literature

8 Books That Define and Defy the Canon of Hip Hop Literature

From Coast to Coast, Old School to New

By Will Ashon | April 12, 2019

My Jewish Grandfather, Handpicked by Hitler to Curate the Museum of Extinct Races?

My Jewish Grandfather, Handpicked by Hitler to Curate the Museum of Extinct Races?

Bram Presser on Unraveling the Unlikeliest of Family Histories

By Bram Presser | April 11, 2019

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