Fearless and Free : Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities

In this beautifully illus. volume, which celebrates the 40th ann'y. of the NEH, 18 thoughtful & fascinating people speak about the breadth & vitality of the humanities. Includes interviews with: author David McCullough; ed. Gary Moulton; David & Greg Hawley, who discovered a buried steamship in Kansas; historian John Lukacs; engineer David Billington; literary critic Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; biographer Meryle Secrest; expert on manners Judith Martin; historian Donald Kagan; educator Rod Paige; physician & painter Ferdie Pacheco; poet Anthony Hecht; literary critic Helen Vendler; art critic Paul Johnson; restaurateur Mario Batali; C-SPAN host Brian Lamb; antiques expert Leigh Keno; & Vartan Gregorian, pres. of the Carnegie Corp.Cole, Bruce is the author of 'Fearless and Free : Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the National Endowment for the Humanities', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422303979 and ISBN 1422303977.