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Catharina Coenen

Catharina Coenen  is a professor of biology and biochemistry at Allegheny College.

Stuttgart station after the war

Changing Trains 

In Stuttgart, in 1943, my mother escaped bombs falling on the station. Has her terror expressed itself in me?

by Catharina Coenen | Monday, December 02, 2019

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2nd Look

Where Does American History Begin?

by Ted Widmer

In honor of the Fourth of July, we’re revisiting Ted Widmer’s 2008 piece “Where Does American History Begin?” For many, the obvious answer is in 1776 Philadelphia, with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Others might argue that hints of modern America emerged in the Jamestown and Plymouth settlements. But America’s true beginnings, Widmer writes, go back much further.

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