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September/October 1987

13 years ago By admin

Volume

38

Issue

6

I found your quiet tour along the rugged road of American history and origin of the Constitution most enjoyable reading. Of particular interest to me were the suggested alterations of the Constitution presented by former Presidents Nixon, Ford, and Carter.

Sir Oliver Wright provided a unique and enlightening assessment of the political circumstances in Britain that led to the American Revolution, Independence, and the Constitution. Additionally, the portrait of Philadelphia and wealth of information on upcoming bicentennial events are very useful to readers.

Thank you very much for your remarkable contribution to the celebration of the bicentennial of the United States Constitution. I am thrilled by the overwhelming enthusiasm over the commemoration and I am extremely proud to have the privilege of serving on the National Commission.

Stories published from "September/October 1987"

The Presidential Follies

Authored by: Irwin F. Fredman

An old, familiar show is back in Washington. There’s a new cast, of course, but the script is pretty much the same as ever. Here’s the program.

‘Let Them All Be Damned-I’ll Do As I Please’

Authored by: Edward Abrahams

In a career that made her one of the greatest American artist of the century, Georgia O’Keeffe claimed to have done it all by herself—without influence from family, friends, or fellow artists. The real story is less romantic though just as extraordinary.

Three Sisters Who Showed The Way

Authored by: Megan Marshall

Elizabeth, Mary, and Sophia Peabody managed to extend the boundaries that cramped the lives of nineteenth-century women. Elizabeth introduced the kindergarten movement to America, Mary developed a new philosophy of mothering that we now take for granted, and Sophia was liberated from invalidism by her passionate love for her husband.

Less Work For Mother?

Authored by: Ruth Schwartz Cowan

Modern technology enables the housewife to do much more in the house than ever before. That’s good- and not so good.

The Non-Signers

Authored by: Charles L. Mee, Jr.

After a summer of debate, three of the delegates in Philadelphia could not bring themselves to put their names to the document they had worked so hard to create

A Tiffany Gift

Authored by: The Editors

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner for 150 Years

The Example of Private Slovik

Authored by: Benedict B. Kimmelman

Of the thousands of American soldiers court-martialed for desertion in World War II, Eddie Slovik was the only one put to death. One of the judges who convicted him looks back with regret.

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