September/October 2012
In This Issue September/October 2012
Artists Rule
How a feathered serpent god presided over a forgotten golden age of Mexican art.
By Doug Harvey
Volume 33, Issue 5
Rain-god vessel (1200-1500 CE); Mexico, Colima, el Chanal
Photo © Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas / Art Resource, New York
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Features
Historians in Training
Students from around the globe show their mettle at National History Day.
By Anna Maria Gillis
The Other Jefferson Davis
The U.S. Capitol, as we know it today, would never have existed without Jefferson Davis.
By Guy Gugliotta
How to Be Presidential
George Washington was not born a leader but he carefully made himself into one.
By Edward G. Lengel
Not Exactly a Hermit: Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau went in for society, but on his own terms.
By Danny Heitman
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Departments
Statements
Picture Perfect
A cache of photographs reveals the history of a historic Rhode Island house.
By Nina MarkovSelf-made Man
How a strident segregationist transformed into the beloved author of Little Tree.
By Kevin MahnkenCurio
Stridentism: Motors and Wings Included
Mexican Cultural Movement in the Twenties Had Plenty of Varoom
By Steve MoyerImpertinent Questions
