The Letterjoy Blog
Meet Our First Guest Curator
This week, I'm thrilled to announce our homage to guest lectures, the Letterjoy Guest Curator Program. Our first guest curator is... (Read More)
Meet Our First Guest Curator
This week, I'm thrilled to announce our homage to guest lectures, the Letterjoy Guest Curator Program. Our first guest curator is... (Read More)
Read Physicist Edward Teller's Poem About Mesons
Everyone who saw Oppenheimer is familiar with physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer's love of poetry. If you saw the film, you also know of his strained relationship with the exceedingly pro-H-bomb Dr.... (Read More)
Read Physicist Edward Teller's Poem About Mesons
Everyone who saw Oppenheimer is familiar with physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer's love of poetry. If you saw the film, you also know of his strained relationship with the exceedingly pro-H-bomb Dr.... (Read More)
Every Book We Know That Abraham Lincoln Read
In our series on famous defense attorneys, we shared with readers a letter about Abraham Lincoln's famous "almanac case". If you aren't familiar, the "almanac case," argued in 1858, was... (Read More)
Every Book We Know That Abraham Lincoln Read
In our series on famous defense attorneys, we shared with readers a letter about Abraham Lincoln's famous "almanac case". If you aren't familiar, the "almanac case," argued in 1858, was... (Read More)
Introducing "Letters About Writing"
Dear readers, Happy November! As a “word nerd,” I love reading letters from famous authors, but since these rarely qualify as “American history,” they rarely fit the criteria for inclusion... (Read More)
Introducing "Letters About Writing"
Dear readers, Happy November! As a “word nerd,” I love reading letters from famous authors, but since these rarely qualify as “American history,” they rarely fit the criteria for inclusion... (Read More)
Book Review: "The Strenuous Life" By Ryan Swanson
"Theodore Roosevelt and sports" sounds, at first glance, like a pretty narrow and confining topic for a book. It isn't. The story of Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in and influence on American... (Read More)
Book Review: "The Strenuous Life" By Ryan Swanson
"Theodore Roosevelt and sports" sounds, at first glance, like a pretty narrow and confining topic for a book. It isn't. The story of Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in and influence on American... (Read More)
Charles Dickens Was Not A Fan Of Unicorns
Recently, while reading through the letters of Charles Dickens, I came across this gem: Dickens declining to publish a "scientific" paper on unicorns in his journal. It doesn't really fit... (Read More)
Charles Dickens Was Not A Fan Of Unicorns
Recently, while reading through the letters of Charles Dickens, I came across this gem: Dickens declining to publish a "scientific" paper on unicorns in his journal. It doesn't really fit... (Read More)
