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                      Humanities:                                                                        The Magazine of the                                                        National Endowment for the Humanities

Editor's Note

Historical Legacies
Happy Accidents and Good Luck
Author Michael Barone talks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the roots of the American political system.
  Cover of July/August 2007 Humanities

Americans At War
War Stories: The American People in World War II
An epic film documents the experiences of the citizen soldier and his community.
By Maggie Riechers

Parades, Pickets, and Protests
Before Pearl Harbor, Chinese Americans bring the issue of Japanese agression to the nation's consciousness.
By K. Scott Wong

The Sound of Freedom
Composed during World War II, Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait reflects the mood of the times during which it is performed.
By Elizabeth Crist

Common Bonds: The Duty and Honor of Lee and Grant
A new exhibition traces the intersecting lives of the Civil War rivals.
By Louisa Woodville

Making of the Modern
Life as Art
Frolicking on the Cote D'Azur, Sara and Gerarld Murphy inspire artists of the avant-garde.
By Susan Saccoccia

Chronicle of a New Age
A charismatic editor lures great writers of the early twentieth century to the pages of his controversial weekly.
By Esther Ferington

Around the Nation
In Focus
David Tebaldi enriches public discourse in Massachusetts.
By Laura Harbold

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