Humanities, May/June 1998: CONTENTS

How the Century Began
Historian H. W. Brands discusses turn-of-the-century anxieties and our own expectations for the future with Endowment chairman William R. Ferris.

America Goes to War
The beginnings of empire. (By Meredith Hindley)

Letters from a Rough Rider
An Arizona volunteer writes home from the Spanish-American war in a collection edited by Norm Tessman.

The Masked Image
The photographs of Jacob Riis regain their original look. (By Bonnie Yochelson)

ON THE PACIFIC RIM

Feathers and Bones
Treasures from the Bishop Museum tell the Hawaiian royal story. (By Anna Maria Gillis)

The Money Bean
Japanese traditions survive on a Kona coffee farm. (By Elizabeth Schlatter)

OTHER FEATURES

Tradition Comes to Light In a 20th-Century Space
Long-unseen Native American objects find a refurbished home in Pittsburgh. (By Michael J. Gill)

Zion Lost and Found
How Siberia became the unlikely setting for a Jewish homeland. (By Tom Stabile)

AROUND THE NATION

Jazz Tells Its Story on Film
A Denver festival blends visual and musical media. (By Jennifer Bay)

State by State
Exhibitions, lectures, films, and conferences throughout the country.

Vinalhaven Remembers Its Great Age of Granite
A photography exhibition recalls one of Maine's lost industries. (By Charles Calhoun)

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