Photo caption The 43rd Jefferson Lecturer, Walter Isaacson. James Kegley May/June 2014 Volume 35, Issue 3 SUBSCRIBE FOR HUMANITIES MAGAZINE PRINT EDITION Browse all issues Sign up for HUMANITIES Magazine newsletter Also in this issue The Odyssey of Ulysses S. Grant After winning the Civil War and living in the White House, he decided to see the world. Meredith Hindley The Face of Science How Albert Einstein became a celebrity Sam Kean The Art of Collecting An eclectic art show tours to remote spots in Nevada. Forrest Hartman Squeaky Clean Wedgwood ceramics served a dual purpose Steve Moyer Capitol Hill Pad Molly Brown's digs in Denver were unsinkable, too. Steve Moyer Rising Interest in Bread Modern views, demographic changes leavened Jordanian cultural traditions surrounding the staff of life. Steve Moyer Impertinent Questions with Paula A. Michaels On the Soviet experiment that became Lamaze. Meredith Hindley Arizona's Brenda Thomson Brenda Thomson works to bring everyone into the conversation. Todd Miller Verse and Adverse The letters of Robert Frost invite us to reconsider the man behind the poetry. Danny Heitman Happy and the Go-Hawks Emilie Blackmore Stapp raised millions through her philanthropic club. Paige Gray Editor's Note David Skinner
The Odyssey of Ulysses S. Grant After winning the Civil War and living in the White House, he decided to see the world. Meredith Hindley
Rising Interest in Bread Modern views, demographic changes leavened Jordanian cultural traditions surrounding the staff of life. Steve Moyer
Impertinent Questions with Paula A. Michaels On the Soviet experiment that became Lamaze. Meredith Hindley
Verse and Adverse The letters of Robert Frost invite us to reconsider the man behind the poetry. Danny Heitman
Happy and the Go-Hawks Emilie Blackmore Stapp raised millions through her philanthropic club. Paige Gray