Horatio Alger
Tough Times for Obits: Pope, Bellow, Cochran–Will Dad Make the Cut?
It wasn't a great week to try and place a news obituary in The New York Times. read more »
How I Built My Rare-Book Connection
Lots of lurid stories have been written about how hard it isto get into college these days. read more »
In 17,453 Life Sketches, A Candid Portrait of Us
American National Biography , by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes, general editors. read more »
Between Innocence and Guilt: Alger Hiss Exposed-as a Man
The View From Alger's Window: A Son's Memoir , by Tony Hiss. Alfred A. read more »
