The Cumberland
A poem commemorating a mighty Union ship done in by the Virginia, a rebel “ironclad”
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A poem commemorating a mighty Union ship done in by the Virginia, a rebel “ironclad”
The classic poem mythologizing an old woman who flew her Union flag as the rebels marched past
A poem in praise of soldiers who gave up their lives for the Union
The author’s first Atlantic poem
The famous Revolutionary War poem that’s really about slavery
The famous novelist’s tale of an elderly Southerner, oblivious to what the war had cost her.
An absurdist short story about a Union doctor—which many Atlantic readers erroneously believed at the time to be nonfiction.
In his first Atlantic contribution, the author tells the story of a mother’s surprise reunion with her son, a former slave.
The famous short story about an Army officer who learns, too late, to love his country
One of the earliest pieces published by the author, who was 21 years old at the time
Why the “talkinest child” understands women and the power of television better than anyone else
The Atlantic’s literary editor picks the five best of the crop.
A new film adaptation of John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy prompts a look at the various incarnations of his greatest character, George Smiley.
Rather than attracting slackers or ironic celebrants, a camp for bowlers reveals the American ideal.
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