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Old Christ Church in Alexandria. Virginia, attended by General Robert E. Lee in his youth and pictured here in 1911 (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign/Wikimedia Commons)
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Divided Providence

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

Faith’s pivotal role in the outcome of the Civil War

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Ideology as Anatomy

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

How shifting ideas about women’s bodies have affected their lives

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Island Royalty

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

A new biography of a Caribbean revolutionary

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The Creator’s Code

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

Are humans alone in their ability to make art?

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All Talk

Ease of communication will not save us

Ease of communication will not save us

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Barbarity at the Bataclan

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

A chilling account of darkness in the City of Light

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Heart of Semi-Darkness

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

A writer’s delectable quest for rare flavors

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Masters of Horror and Magic

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

The German folklorists who helped build a nation

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For Want of Touch

The astonishing breadth of our passions

The astonishing breadth of our passions

Whores de Combat

In search of adventure and engagement

In search of adventure and engagement

The Fabulist

A literary critic’s ugly deception

A literary critic’s ugly deception

Ready to Be Free

The end of the peculiar institution

The end of the peculiar institution

An Irascible Artist

Separating man from myth

Separating man from myth

The Best Course

A beloved professor’s long shadow

A beloved professor’s long shadow

The After-War

Some wounds don’t bleed

Some wounds don’t bleed

Dean of Satire

A writer’s many masks

A writer’s many masks

Abolition Gone Wrong

Despite good intentions, some opponents of the Atlantic slave trade caused more harm

Despite good intentions, some opponents of the Atlantic slave trade caused more harm

Ministry of Talent

JFK’s thousand days of crisis

JFK’s thousand days of crisis

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