Essays

Title Author Issue
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Admiral Halsey and Many Others Loved the F Word.
 May/June 1999
ERA 9: Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970's)
The Reds in Albania Tried to Recruit Me at Age 8
 May/June 1999
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
75 Miles Southwest of Broadway
 Editors, The May/June 1999
1874 One Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago
 O'Brien, Frederic May/June 1999
1774 Two Hundred And Twenty-five Years Ago
 May/June 1999
Readers’ Album
 May/June 1999
ERA 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945)
Native and Other Americans
 Weisberger, Bernard May/June 1999
Military Aircraft
 Smoler, Fredric May/June 1999
War Movies
 May/June 1999
Toy
 Cross, Gary May/June 1999
The Bathroom: An Epic
 Ierley, Merritt May/June 1999
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
An Interview with the Author of "Little Big Man"
 Ward, Andrew May/June 1999
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Our Readers’ Ratings
 Snow, Richard May/June 1999
ERA 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
A History of the Kentucky Derby
 Hillenbrand, Laura May/June 1999
Photographer
 Schonauer, David May/June 1999
Traditional Dish
 Reichl, Ruth May/June 1999
War Correspondent
 Sorel, Nancy May/June 1999
Political Boss
 Colway, Terry May/June 1999
Spy
 Mccarry, Charles May/June 1999
Rock Band
 King, Stephen May/June 1999
Invention
 Patton, Phil May/June 1999
Journalistic Trend
 Ward, Nathan May/June 1999
Science Fiction Writer
 Disch, Thomas May/June 1999
Songwriter
 Whitcomb, Ian May/June 1999
Overrated & Underrated
 Gordon, John May/June 1999
Magician
 Teller, May/June 1999
Western
 Sarris, Andrew May/June 1999
Founding Father
 Morgan, Edmund May/June 1999
To Plan A Trip
 April 1999
At Ease
 Readers, The April 1999
The Lesson
 April 1999
To Plan Trip
 Hall, Bruce April 1999
Correspondence
 April 1999
ERA 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Exploring the Last Rebel Ground
 Smith, Gene April 1999
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Distracted ...
 April 1999
What Americans Know
 April 1999
Pioneer Lawmen
 April 1999
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Chinatown in New York City
 Hall, Bruce April 1999
Last Look
 April 1999
Frontispiece
 April 1999
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
In the Hotel New York
 Davidson, Carla April 1999
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
The Persistence of Portland, Maine
 Grant, Priscilla April 1999
Brothers-in-arms
 April 1999
1799 Two Hundred Years Ago
 O'Brien, Frederic April 1999
1924 Seventy-five Years Ago
 O'Brien, Frederic April 1999
That Streaking Fad
 O'Brien, Frederic April 1999
1974: Twenty-five Years Ago
 O'Brien, Frederic April 1999
1649 Three Hundred And Fifty Years Ago
 O'Brien, Frederic April 1999
To Plan A Trip
 April 1999
ERA 10: Contemporary United States (1968 to the present)
Following Georgia's Antebellum Trail
 April 1999