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Scott Reynolds Nelson

Scott Reynolds Nelson is the author of Steel Drivin’ Man (about railroad legend John Henry). He teaches American history at the College of ­William and Mary.

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Potted History

Learning more about slave life in South Carolina from a legendary potter-poet

by Scott Reynolds Nelson | Monday, September 01, 2008

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Buoyancy

by Willard Spiegelman

As the heat of summer drags on, we eagerly await the day we can comfortably return to our favorite beaches and pools—in the meantime, we’re rereading Willard Spiegelman’s 2008 ode to swimming.

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