Lewis Mumford (1895-1990) won the 1961 National Book Award for “The City in History,” the culmination of decades-long studies of urban civilization and technology. His 1929 biography of Herman ...

Not until the early 20th century was Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick first recognized as a literary masterpiece and touted as a cornerstone of modern American literature. Etching of Joseph O.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of Herman Melville, you probably think of his Great American Novel, Moby Dick, being assigned reading in high ...

Kutchinsky’s Egg: A Family’s Story of Obsession, Love, and Loss ...

In the first article of this series, I described how Herman Melville was born into a mercantile family which fell on hard times, his adventures as a seaman and harpooner in the Pacific as a young man, ...