May/June 2003
In This Issue May/June 2003
David McCullough, Chronicler of America
The Librarian of Congress looks at David McCullough's retelling of the American story.
By James H. Billington
Volume 24, Issue 3
Historian David McCullough.
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Features
Russia Engages the World
Peter the Great sets in motion reforms to draw the country out of isolation and mold it into an empire.
By Maggie RiechersThe Sage and the Self-Promoter
Emerson's oratory ignites the imagination of the young journalist Walt Whitman.
By Rachel GalvinThe Trial of Anthony Burns
Students reevaluate the trail of the last fugitive slave and the judge who judged him.
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Departments
Conversation
McCullough
The 2003 Jefferson Lecturer speaks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the role of the humanities in democracy.
Executive Function
New Hampshire's Alison Nordström
Alison Nordström promotes visual literacy in New Hampshire.
By Cynthia BarnesEdNote
