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Alan Trachtenberg

Alan Trachtenberg is the author of several books, including Lincoln's Smile and Other Enigmas. He is professor emeritus of English and American studies at Yale.

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The Ballad in the Street

Listening for the muffled strains of a national culture

by Alan Trachtenberg | Friday, December 01, 2006

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The Sound of Tinseltown

by Adam Baer

The violinist Toscha Seidel has been in the news lately, with the emergence of his Stradivarius, which the online auction house Tarisio is offering to the highest bidder. According to speculation, the violin might fetch as much as $20 million. Who was Seidel and what made his artistry so singular? Read Adam Baer’s article from our Winter 2018 issue.

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