Tea and Sympathy: Who Owns the American Revolution?

Jill Lepore 4/26/10 Jill Lepore 4/26/10

Tea and Sympathy: Who Owns the American Revolution?

The New Yorker

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Untimely: What Was at Stake in the Spat Between Henry Luce and Harold Ross?

Jill Lepore 4/12/10 Jill Lepore 4/12/10

Untimely: What Was at Stake in the Spat Between Henry Luce and Harold Ross?

The New Yorker

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Fixed: The Rise of Marriage Therapy, and Other Dreams of Human Betterment

Jill Lepore 3/22/10 Jill Lepore 3/22/10

Fixed: The Rise of Marriage Therapy, and Other Dreams of Human Betterment

The New Yorker

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The Iceman: What the Leader of the Cryonics Movement Is Really Preserving

Jill Lepore 1/17/10 Jill Lepore 1/17/10

The Iceman: What the Leader of the Cryonics Movement Is Really Preserving

The New Yorker

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Rap Sheet: Why Is American History so Murderous?

Jill Lepore 11/1/09 Jill Lepore 11/1/09

Rap Sheet: Why Is American History so Murderous?

The New Yorker

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Not So Fast: Scientific Management Started As a Way to Work. How Did It Become a Way of Life?

Jill Lepore 10/5/09 Jill Lepore 10/5/09

Not So Fast: Scientific Management Started As a Way to Work. How Did It Become a Way of Life?

The New Yorker

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Baby Talk: The Fuss about Parenthood

Jill Lepore 6/22/09 Jill Lepore 6/22/09

Baby Talk: The Fuss about Parenthood

The New Yorker

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It’s Spreading: Outbreaks, Media Scares, and the Parrot Panic of 1930

Jill Lepore 5/25/09 Jill Lepore 5/25/09

It’s Spreading: Outbreaks, Media Scares, and the Parrot Panic of 1930

The New Yorker

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The Humbug: Edgar Allan Poe and the Economy of Horror

Jill Lepore 4/20/09 Jill Lepore 4/20/09

The Humbug: Edgar Allan Poe and the Economy of Horror

The New Yorker

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I.O.U.: How We Used to Treat Debtors

Jill Lepore 4/6/09 Jill Lepore 4/6/09

I.O.U.: How We Used to Treat Debtors

The New Yorker

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Back Issues: The Day the Newspaper Died

Jill Lepore 1/18/09 Jill Lepore 1/18/09

Back Issues: The Day the Newspaper Died

The New Yorker

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Baby Food: If Breast Is Best, Why Are Women Bottling Their Milk?

Jill Lepore 1/11/09 Jill Lepore 1/11/09

Baby Food: If Breast Is Best, Why Are Women Bottling Their Milk?

The New Yorker

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The Speech: Have Inaugural Addresses Been Getting Worse?

Jill Lepore 1/4/09 Jill Lepore 1/4/09

The Speech: Have Inaugural Addresses Been Getting Worse?

The New Yorker

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Bound for Glory: Writing Campaign Live

Jill Lepore 10/13/08 Jill Lepore 10/13/08

Bound for Glory: Writing Campaign Live

The New Yorker

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Rock, Paper, Scissors: How We Used to Vote

Jill Lepore 10/6/08 Jill Lepore 10/6/08

Rock, Paper, Scissors: How We Used to Vote

The New Yorker

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President Tom’s Cabin: Jefferson, Hemings, and a Disclaimed Lineage

Jill Lepore 9/15/08 Jill Lepore 9/15/08

President Tom’s Cabin: Jefferson, Hemings, and a Disclaimed Lineage

The New Yorker

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The Lion and the Mouse: The Battle That Reshaped Children’s Literature

Jill Lepore 7/14/08 Jill Lepore 7/14/08

The Lion and the Mouse: The Battle That Reshaped Children’s Literature

The New Yorker

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Our Own Devices: Does Technology Drive History?

Jill Lepore 5/5/08 Jill Lepore 5/5/08

Our Own Devices: Does Technology Drive History?

The New Yorker

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Prior Convictions: Did the Founders Want Us to Be Faithful to Their Faith?

Jill Lepore 4/7/08 Jill Lepore 4/7/08

Prior Convictions: Did the Founders Want Us to Be Faithful to Their Faith?

The New Yorker

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Just the Facts, Ma’am: Fake Memoirs, Factual Fictions, and the History of History

Jill Lepore 3/17/08 Jill Lepore 3/17/08

Just the Facts, Ma’am: Fake Memoirs, Factual Fictions, and the History of History

The New Yorker

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