A German émigré's paradise: Thomas Mann in California
Thomas Mann, the greatest modern German writer, went into exile from Nazi Germany in 1933. He lost almost all his mon...
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Thomas Mann, the greatest modern German writer, went into exile from Nazi Germany in 1933. He lost almost all his mon...
Examining Katharine Grahamâs Groundbreaking Life âCover Story,â at the New-York Historical Society, illustrates the Washington Post publisherâs courage and tenacity as the first woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. Katharine Graham in 1973.Credit...Bettmann/Getty Images This article is part of our latest , which focuses on reopening, reinvention and resilience. Giving a luxurious designer evening gown the central position in an exhibition about Katharine Graham, former chief executive of the Washington Post Company, may at first seem as logical as highlighting a pair of a...
Presented by Nancy Isenberg, Ph.D. The 35th Annual Portier Lecture: “White Trash: The 400-Year History of Class in America” Thursday, October 29, at 7:30, at Byrne Memorial Hall Spring Hill College – Mobile, Alabama Nancy Isenberg is the T. Harry Williams Professor of History at Louisiana State University. She is the author of Madison and Jefferson, 2010, with Andrew Burstein; Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr, 2007; and Sex and Citizenship in Antebellum America, 1998. The Portier Lecture is the annual history lecture, named in honor of Bishop Michael Portier, the first bishop o...
March 8, 2021 Share It’s sleepy by Donald Trump’s standards, but the former president’s century-old estate in New York’s Westchester County could end up being one of his bigger legal nightmares. Seven Springs, a 213-acre swath of nature surrounding a Georgian-style mansion, is a subject of two state investigations: a criminal probe by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. and a civil inquiry by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Both investigations focus on whether Trump manipulated the property’s value to reap greater tax benefits from an environmental conservat...
Itâs sleepy by Donald Trumpâs standards, but the former president's century-old estate in New York's Westchester County could end up being one of his bigger legal nightmares. Seven Springs, a 213-acre swath of nature surrounding a Georgian-style mansion, is a subject of two state investigations: a criminal probe by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr and a civil inquiry by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Both investigations focus on whether Mr Trump manipulated the property's value to reap greater tax benefits from an environmental conservation arrangement he made at...