Louis P. Masur is Distinguished Professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University. This essay is adapted from his new book,The Sum of Our Dreams: A Concise History of America.
Louis P. Masur
The Runaway Question
How people fleeing bondage helped transform the nation
by Louis P. Masur | Tuesday, September 04, 2018
Let America Be America Again
by Louis P. Masur | Tuesday, September 08, 2020
How the South Rose Again
Defeated in war, the Confederate states merely changed tactics
by Louis P. Masur | Monday, March 04, 2019
Monumental Hatred
The ongoing struggle against white supremacy
by Louis P. Masur | Thursday, August 17, 2017
Garden State Sorcerer
In his new memoir, Springsteen reveals his inner life but is strangely silent on his music
by Louis P. Masur | Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Tangled Up in Dylan
The enduring appeal of a legendary American songwriter
by Louis P. Masur | Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Julian Barnes’s A History of the World in 10 ½ Chapters
A well-told story always feels true
by Louis P. Masur | Monday, May 18, 2015
Liberty Is a Slow Fruit
Lincoln the deliberate emancipator
by Louis P. Masur | Tuesday, September 04, 2012
