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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

Drought and Famine

What the past teaches us to fear most about global climate change

What the past teaches us to fear most about global climate change

Sleepless Nights

Getting cranky about the things that keep us awake

Getting cranky about the things that keep us awake

The Case of the Defective Detective

Enlightenment Lite

The Work of Death

How the Civil War changed forever Americans’ relationship with mortality

How the Civil War changed forever Americans’ relationship with mortality

Subjectivity Is All

Using a lifetime of colorful examples to define the undefinable

Using a lifetime of colorful examples to define the undefinable

The Casserole Inquisition

Chronicles from America’s culinary transformation

Chronicles from America’s culinary transformation

Wry Eye on the Bard

Sorting through the little we know about the best we’ve got

Sorting through the little we know about the best we’ve got

Latin’s Eminent Career

Is the language of empire, the church, scholarship, and Europe nearing retirement?

Is the language of empire, the church, scholarship, and Europe nearing retirement?

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