When Aunt Jemima beamed at Americans from the pancake mix box on grocery shelves, many felt reassured by her broad smile that she and her product were dependable. She was everyone's mammy, the faithfu
Pulitzer Prize FinalistWinner of the John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize, Foundation for Landscape StudiesFinalist, Jefferson Davis Award of the American Civil War MuseumA Choice Outstanding Academic
Arlington National Cemetery is America’s most sacred shrine, a destination for four million visitors who each year tour its grounds and honor those buried there. For many, Arlington’s symbolic importa
Often featuring lighthouses, bridges, or quaint country homes, Thomas Kinkade’s soft-focus landscapes have permeated American visual culture during the past twenty years, appearing on everythin
