Undaunted is a representative history of the American women who surmounted every impediment put in their way to do journalism’s most... Read More

Americans knew polio as the "summer plague." In countries further North, however, the virus arrived later in the year, slipping... Read More

An intimate portrait of a celebrated magic life and the famous and infamous who dropped in, summered, traveled with, played... Read More

Maribelle, the eldest of the three Barrows sisters, deserves to be envied. Not only for her plum position as editorial... Read More

During one sweltering week in July 1948, the Democratic Party gathered in Philadelphia for its national convention. The most pressing... Read More

Born a privileged child of America's Gilded Age, Marguerite Harrison rebelled against her mother's ambitions, married the man she loved,... Read More

Nick McDonell grew up on New York City's Upper East Side, a neighborhood defined by its wealth and influence. As... Read More

September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway between Belgium and England. On board is one of the most famous men... Read More

US colleges and universities have long been the envy of the world. Institutional autonomy has fostered creativity among faculty, students,... Read More

Their love story is the stuff of Hollywood legend. Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman became not only movie stars and... Read More