July/August 2014
In This Issue July/August 2014
How the GI Bill Became Law in Spite of Some Veterans’ Groups
The G.I. BIll represented a new deal for veterans
By Meredith Hindley
Volume 35, Issue 4
D-Day troops prepare to cross the English Channel while at home legislators push the G.I. Bill of Rights through Congress.
—National Archives
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Features
Korean Culture Is on the Rise. What About Korean Art?
Learn about five hundred years of artistic tradition from the Joseon Dynasty
By James Panero
Old Friends Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Made History Together
Two souls on fire fought for justice
By Katy June-Friesen
Washington Irving Was the Original City Slicker. Here's What Happened When He Went West.
Washington Irving leaves Gotham to explore the frontier
By Danny Heitman
How Did Cool Become Such a Big Deal?
Cool is still cool. The word, the emotional style, and that whole flavor of cultural cachet remains ascendant after more than half a century.
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Departments
Statements
In 1964, the Appleknockers from Cobden, Illinois, Made It All the Way to the State Championships.
Book recounts how larger rivals fell to the tiny upstart
By Rosalind EarlyArmory Arts Village in Michigan Used to Be a State Prison. Now It’s an Artists’ Community.
Michigan prison gets artistic makeover
By Tory CooneyA Lot of People in Riverside, California, Came There Because of the Air Force Base.
California shows another side of military life
By Catherine WagleyOne-Off
Ernest Hemingway’s Hamburger Recipe Was Nothing Like His Famously Spare Prose.
Papa's key ingredients
By Steve MoyerWhat Can We Learn About Victor Hugo From Visiting His House Museum?
A privileged view into the literary mind
By Steve Moyer"Toad-stranglers," "Whoopensockers" and Other Findings from the Dictionary of American Regional English
Niche words still produce some linguistic tang
By Steve MoyerImpertinent Questions
Mickey Mantle Biographer Jane Leavy Really Doesn’t like the Designated-hitter Rule.
But she loves baseball and complicated heroes
By Meredith HindleyExecutive Function
The Minnesota Humanities Center's David O'Fallon Believes in the Transforming Power of the Arts and Humanities.
Immigrant, tribal, and veteran voices are heard in telling of stories
By Graydon Royce
