January/February 2004
In This Issue January/February 2004
The Traditions of the Table
Chef Mario Batali speaks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about Italian cuisine and what food tells us about culture.
Volume 25, Issue 1
The Vegetable Gardener by Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1590.
© Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY
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Features
From the Rainforest
An archaeologist on a dig in Guatemala helps recover an ancient Maya masterpiece.
By Rachel GalvinHow Our Great-Grandparents Saw the Movies
From silent films to newsreels, a new grant is preserving early motion pictures.
By Ronica RothForty Acres and a Mule
A new documentary examines America's struggle to establish racial equality after the Civil War.
By Danielle AlexanderIncidents in the Life of an Abolitionist
The story of Harriet Jacobs, fugitive slave, author, and relief worker, unfolds in a new book.
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