Issue
December 2000, Volume 51, No.8
Featured Articles
Jazz and America
Author: Gary Giddins
Geoffrey C. Ward, writer of a major new book and 19-hour documentary on the subject, discusses the joys and wonders of our native art form
Pellagra: The Forgotten Plague
Author: Daniel Akst
A murderous disease was ravaging the south in 1914. Then one brave and determined doctor discovered the cure — and nobody believed him.
Half a Million Purple Hearts
Author: Kathryn Moore, D. M. Giangreco
Why a 200-year-old decoration offers evidence in the controversy surrounding the Hiroshima bombing.
Merry Chanukah
Author: Frederic Schwarz
THE HOLIDAY’S TRIUMPHANT RISE FROM AN OVERLOOKED AFTERTHOUGHT IS ONE OF AMERICA’S GREATEST SUCCESS STORIES.
The Adventure Craze
Author: Anthony Brandt
MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY TO PUT THEMSELVES IN MORTAL DANGER. WHY? AND WHY NOW?
The Very Sad Story of Jackie Coogan
Author: Neil A. Grauer
JACKIE COOGAN REACHED THE PINNACLE OF SUCCESS AND STARDOM WHEN HE WAS FIVE. THEN, HE SET THE HOLLYWOOD PATTERN OF PAYING THE PRICE FOR EARLY FAME.