Olmsted “Paints With Lakes”
, July 2023
This titanic 19th century figure’s influence extends far beyond landscape architecture.
Antietam, America’s Bloodiest Day
, September 2022
A Civil War battle with truly epic consequences
FLO, An Artist of the Heart, Not the Head
, July 2021
One need not even know Olmsted’s name to enjoy his parks.
Olmsted’s Staten Island Farm
, January 2020
Before creating landscape masterpieces like Central Park, Olmsted worked the land as a farmer
Every Atom (Reflections on Walt Whitman at 200)
, August 2019
On the bicentennial of his birth, writers reflect on favorite lines of Whitman poetry
Midterms (Lincoln’s included) Have Always Been a Tough Presidential Test
, September 2018
Author of book on Lincoln and Antietam discusses the mid-term challenge
The TNB Self-Interview
The Nervous Breakdown, September 8, 2014
…in which I boldly interview myself about my book Rebel Souls.
How American Bohemia Was Born in a Basement Saloon
Wall Street Journal online, September 5, 2014
For WSJ.com’s Speakeasy, a piece about Walt Whitman and his rowdy artists’ circle.