July/August 2002
In This Issue July/August 2002
Volume 23, Issue 4
Autumn or Portrait of Mery Laurent by Edouard Manet, 1881.
© Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, New York
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Features
Under the Big Top
Dolley Madison, William Clark, and other historical figures headline in this summer's Chautauqua.
By Lynn Fabian LasnerBeyond the Lightning
A new film captures the restless intellect of Benjamin Franklin.
By Caroline KimOur Man in Paris
Benjamin Franklin's papers reveal how he wooed the French to win our war.
By Lisa RogersThe Illusionist
Degas, Zola, Verlaine, and others gathered for his Parisian salons.
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Departments
Conversation
The Danger of Historical Amnesia
Historian David McCullough talks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about how American education has lapsed.
Executive Function
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