Photo caption Molded plywood dining chair, 1946. © 2011 Eames Office, LLC November/December 2011 Volume 32, Issue 6 SUBSCRIBE FOR HUMANITIES MAGAZINE PRINT EDITION Browse all issues Sign up for HUMANITIES Magazine newsletter Also in this issue Audubon the Writer The celebrated bird portraitist was also a great artist of the written word. Danny Heitman A Diplomatic Education Early in the Civil War, the Union narrowly avoided war with Britain. Meredith Hindley Zora's Place To understand her, you need to understand Eatonville—and vice versa. Anne Trubek Reading the Civil War The moral and political dilemmas of the time seem so clear in retrospect. Adam Kirsch Baseball Brotherhood Wyoming recalls the Hispanic baseball players who made up the Sugar Beet League. Amy Lifson A Nation of Treaties Minnesota examines the treaties between the United States and American Indians. James Williford Traveling Man Illinois explores the history of the profession shared by L. Frank Baum, Benedict Arnold, and Johnny Appleseed. Corinne Zeman Fearless Photographer Washington celebrates photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White. NEH Staff Railroad Melee Tracking down a watershed moment for labor. Corinne Zeman When Rural Ruled Uptown Manhattan harbors hotel gem from the 1820s. Steve Moyer Where Town Meets Gown Site on medieval history, broad in scope, ranges from the totally wacky to materials that are deep and philosophically chellenging. Corinne Zeman Impertinent Questions with Larry Stempel On the history of Broadway Meredith Hindley Nevada's Christina Barr Nevada's Christina Barr uses food to foster a sense of community in a diverse state. James Williford
Audubon the Writer The celebrated bird portraitist was also a great artist of the written word. Danny Heitman
A Diplomatic Education Early in the Civil War, the Union narrowly avoided war with Britain. Meredith Hindley
Reading the Civil War The moral and political dilemmas of the time seem so clear in retrospect. Adam Kirsch
Baseball Brotherhood Wyoming recalls the Hispanic baseball players who made up the Sugar Beet League. Amy Lifson
A Nation of Treaties Minnesota examines the treaties between the United States and American Indians. James Williford
Traveling Man Illinois explores the history of the profession shared by L. Frank Baum, Benedict Arnold, and Johnny Appleseed. Corinne Zeman
Where Town Meets Gown Site on medieval history, broad in scope, ranges from the totally wacky to materials that are deep and philosophically chellenging. Corinne Zeman
Nevada's Christina Barr Nevada's Christina Barr uses food to foster a sense of community in a diverse state. James Williford
