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Below are previous editions of the Wise Guide, cataloged each month when the new edition is published.

2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002


December collage

December 2004
'The Poet and the Poem' . . . Tweed In New York . . . King Cotton vs. the Boll Weevil . . . The 'Parallel Lives' of Lincoln and Whitman . . . It's Known as a 'Fortress of Freedom' . . . 'I Want to Be Alone' . . . A Man with A Mission ... In California


November collage

November 2004
'Voices of War' . . . Author! Author! . . . 'The Great War'... In Rotogravure . . . An 'Irreplaceable Dance Treasure' . . . It's More Than A Library . . . Sweet Home . . . Ohio . . . 'Tis The Season ... For Shopping


October collage

October 2004
Daughters First . . . It May Be the Biggest Statue Ever Copyrighted . . . Who Really Elects the President? . . . What Started As A Haven...Became A Home . . . Heritage of Hispanics . . . Our 'Ongoing Voyage' . . . Preserving Digital History


September collage

September 2004
Eye Candy . . . Book the Date . . . A Personal Independence Day . . . She Was the 'Angel of the Battlefield' . . . Get Back ... To School . . . 'There Are No Fears' . . . A Lucky Thirteenth


August collage

August 2004
Is It A Fact Or A Myth? . . . "Let The Grandchildren Take Care of Themselves" . . . When Inauguration Day Was In August . . . Why Was He Called "Cy"? . . . The Sounds of Music ... at the Library of Congress . . . On The Campaign Trail . . . Do You Have A Fat Mind?


July collage

July 2004
Voices From The National WWII Reunion . . . Planning Your Vacation? . . . Time For A Picnic! . . . Casting Out Evil Spirits . . . How The West Was Won . . . Providing A Reality Check . . . A Virtual Potluck


June collage

June 2004
An Overwhelming Show of Force . . . The Way Baseball Was . . . 'Bound For Glory' . . . Mandating An 'Even Hand' . . . Sic Transit Venus Rare . . . Voices of Asia . . . Earth, Fire, Water, Air - Mapping the World and the Elements


May collage

May 2004
Preserving Our Veterans' Memories . . . Shop Till Your Mouse Drops . . . LC Presents: Music, Theater and Dance . . . They've Been Going In and Out of Style...But They're Guaranteed To Raise A Smile . . . The Other General Grant . . . He Was a Wild Cat . . . The Making of the Constitution


April collage

April 2004
Leadbelly and Lomax . . . In The Nation's 'Pleasure Grounds' . . . Paper Chase . . . Fascination for Flutes . . . Life of the People . . . It Could Have Caused "The Greatest Chaos In America" . . . 'Homologize With Us'


March collage

March 2004
It's A Dud . . . A Rite of Spring . . . He Called It 'The Great Republic' . . . He Was An American Sphinx . . . 'Each Of Us Is Inevitable' . . . 'Mr. Watson Come Here' . . . 'We Must Not Be Enemies'


February collage

February 2004
A Cartoonist Who Came In From The Cold . . . Books Are Us . . . Real-Life Rosie The Riveters . . . He Bought A Dismal Swamp . . . GRRRL Power! Or, How Stella Fought The Cattle War . . . He Took The 'A' Train . . . The 'Faulty Construction of the U.S. Capitol'!


January collage

January 2004
Granting Copyright . . . Voices of Slavery . . . Rediscovering an American Playwright . . . He Went Out In a Blaze! . . . What Has 128 Million Items in 460 Languages? . . . Who Is John Bull? . . . Ask Me a Question . . . I'll Tell You the Answer