Compiled as testament to the “belief in the story as a system of knowledge,” E.L. Doctorow’s book of essays provides a superb overview both of American literature and of the themes the author has taken up over his long and prolific career. Like his earlier collection, Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution (1993), this gathering Read More
Compiled as testament to the “belief in the story as a system of knowledge,” E.L. Doctorow’s book of essays provides a superb overview both of American literature and of the themes the author has taken up over his long and prolific career. Like his earlier collection, Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution (1993), this gathering Read More
New York Burning, Jill Lepore’s exhaustive history of the trial and execution of 30 slaves accused of plotting to set fire to Manhattan and kill their white owners in the spring of 1741, isn’t exactly a whodunit; it’s more like a what happened, anyway? “The trial,” Ms. Lepore writes, “between the opening of the Supreme Read More
New York Burning, Jill Lepore’s exhaustive history of the trial and execution of 30 slaves accused of plotting to set fire to Manhattan and kill their white owners in the spring of 1741, isn’t exactly a whodunit; it’s more like a what happened, anyway? “The trial,” Ms. Lepore writes, “between the opening of the Supreme Read More
