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Articles with keyword "books"

Portrait of Carl Sandburg

Feature

A Workingman's Poet

By Danny Heitman

Frankness and plain speaking made Carl Sandburg a celebrity.

Poster of Eliza from Uncle Tom's Cabin crossing the Ohio River.

Feature

The First Great American Novel

By Randall Fuller

It was Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Image of toy workers "building a community of knowledge."

Conversation

Building a Community of Knowledge

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales talks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the challenges and successes of an ever-evolving encyclopedia.

Dust Jacket for "How to Do Things with Books"

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How to Do Things with Books

By Steve Moyer

Victorian novelists took dim view of bibliophiles

cover of Collier's, Sherlock Holmes

Statement

Long Live Sherlock Holmes

By Tom Keogh

The genius detective from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has inspired a mountain of imitations.

Composer John Cage, center, in 1991

Curio

Cagey Cage

By Steve Moyer

Marching to the beat of a silent drummer.

Photo portrait of Barbara Tuchman

Feature

The Dramatist

By Meredith Hindley

Barbara Tuchman saw history as a grand tragedy

cover of Unique Slant of Light

Statement

Southern Imagination

By Amy Lifson

A new book examines centuries of art in Louisiana.

Asa Carter

Statement

Self-made Man

By Kevin Mahnken

How a strident segregationist transformed into the beloved author of Little Tree.

Wendell Berry

Conversation

Wendell Berry, Landsman

NEH Chairman Jim Leach sits down with writer and farmer Wendell Berry, this year's Jefferson Lecturer.