His power of observation gave “eyes” to generations.
How could one book be read so differently by millions of people?
She saw connections among the minds she encountered in books and in person.
Like his fellow abolitionists, Brace drew on Darwin’s writings to guide his thinking.
The pirate next door.
The addictive qualities of light reading.
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From Dolley Madison saving Gilbert Stuart's portrait of George Washington during the War of 1812, the furnishings of the White House set the stage for the country's history.
The godfather of Chicano literature.
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