
"Labor’s Home Front": the AFL in World War II
The history of labor during wartime is an enticing subject, the history of labor during World War II especially so.

Today in history: Writer Ken Kesey born in 1935
Kesey is best remembered for his novels "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"and"Sometimes a Great Notion."

“Lincoln for Beginners”: illustrated biography of a gradualist radical
Whole libraries are dedicated to the study of Lincoln; Buhle's synopsis, reflecting all the warts and charm of his subject, might a good place to begin.

