The World's Columbian Exposition and Chicago's Forgotten Temple
A full feature on John Wellborn Root, Burnham and Root, the Masonic Temple, and the Chicago plans around the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.
History
Chicago places, American cultural history, and the people and monuments that shaped public memory.
Clio, The Giver of Fame
A history feature on research into Roman emperors, violent mortality, and the statistical risks of power.
American Archives: Prophetic Dreams and Ecstasy
A historical-philosophical archive excerpt on Iamblichus, prophetic dreams, divination, and altered states of ecstasy.
America's First Muse: Anne Bradstreet
The story of Anne Bradstreet, the first published poet of England's North American colonies.
Eternal Silence in a Changing World
A quiet look at Eternal Silence, Dexter Graves, Lorado Taft, and the Chicago stories carried by a remarkable monument.