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Contents
Unlimited Partnership
Chairman Bruce Cole talks with Thomas Saunders, Wall Street titan-turned-philanthropist, and his irrepressible wife, Jordan.
Kimzha
Down South in the Russian North.
Photographs and text by William Brumfield
Who Was Edmund Wilson?
America’s greatest reader had overwhelming passions: for beautiful women and exceptional writing.
By Joseph Bottum
The Cone of Africa...Took Shape in Lisbon
Early Portuguese cartographers traced the coast of the continent with astounding accuracy.
By Patricia Seed
Birthday Party Brouhaha
Mark Twain’s infamous toast rocked the sensibilities of Boston’s Brahmin establishment.
By Jerome Loving
Winterthur Inside Out
H. F. Du Pont’s maserpiece of horticulture.
By Tom Christopher
Around the Nation
In Focus
Neveda’s Judith Winzeler speaks up for Chautauqua.
By Jim Sloan
Departments
Plus Ça Change ...; A seat on the Isle, please; Third time’s the charm.
Impertinent Questions
with Brad Gooch
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