Humanities, January/February 1998: CONTENTS
A Sense of Place
A native Mississippian urges us to value the places we come from.
A Conversation with . . .
Historian Malcolm J. Rohrbough talks about the heroes and
heroines left behind.
History Alive!
A gallery of California notables are recreated in Chautauqua
performances for the state's sesquicentennial.
"I Have Seen the Elephant"
Some forty-niners found instant wealth in California, but for
most the trek west meant hardship and loss. (By Anna Maria Gillis)
Friars, Soldiers, and Settlers
A multimedia website describes the overland journeys of
California's early explorer, Juan Battista de Anza.
(By Meredith Hindley)
Gold Fever: The Quest for California's Riches
How California's torrential immigration changed the nation and
the world. (By J. S. Holliday)
All Were Off for the Mines
Sleepy Monterey reacted to the news of gold with disbelief and
then desertion according to the diary of Walter Colton.
John Sutter's Story
In his own words, the man who started it all tells how the Gold
Rush ruined his life.
Passage from India
How Gandhi's nonviolent resistance took shape on American shores.
(By Richard G. Fox)
Arguing the World
A new film traces the lives of four controversial thinkers who
believe that ideas can change the world.
(By Michael Gill)
In addition . . .
Knight: The People's Poet
Etheridge Knight rose from prisoner to poet and shared his
gift with everyone.
(By Amy Lifson)
Transforming Barbed Wire
Arizona remembers the legacy of its World War II internment
camps that were built on tribal land.
(By Amy Lifson)
State by State
A listing of exhibitions, lectures, films, and conferences throughout
the nation.
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