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Philosophy as a Way of Life

Wit and insight are trademarks of Mansfield's scholarship and teaching style.

By Mark Blitz

humanities, May/June, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 3

In His Own Words

Excerpts from the writings of Harvey Mansfield.

humanities, May/June, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 3

Honor Above All

From illegitimacy, Alexander Hamiliton rises to power, driven by ambition and his moral code

By Maggie Riechers

humanities, May/June, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 3

BEYOND Unsinkable

Margaret "Molly" Brown uses her name and wealth to reform conditions for the nation's working class.

By Laura Harbold

humanities, May/June, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 3
Passenger pigeons

Drawn From Nature

John James Audubon captured a disappearing world in his paintings.

By Laura Harbold

humanities, March/April, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 2
The Grapes of Wrath's Tom Joad can't find work at a camp.

Filming the American Novel

From The Great Gatsby to Sister Carrie, writers tell stories of social climbers and fortune hunters.

By Meredith Hindley

humanities, March/April, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 2

Remembering Mary Lou Beatty

"Try again"

By Amy Lifson

humanities, March/April, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 2
Captain John Smith by Simon de Passe, seventeenth century

Soldier of Fortune: John Smith before Jamestown

Smith's experiences as a pirate, mercenary, and Turkish slave prepare him to survive in the New World.

By Meredith Hindley

humanities, January/February, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 1

Uncovering Powhatan’s Empire

Excavations reveal the site where John Smith and Chief Powhatan first meet.

By Louisa Woodville

humanities, January/February, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 1

Firsthand Accounts

A Web site offers manuscripts, maps, and sketches from early Virginia.

By Laura Wolff Scanlan

humanities, January/February, 2007, Volume 28, Issue 1