20th Century American History

P. J. O'Rourke,"Sex, Drugs, Music, Mud," WS, 31 August, reviews Michael Lang's The Road to Woodstock, Brad Littleproud's and Joanne Hague's Woodstock: Peace, Music & Memories and Susan Reynolds's Woodstock Revisited: 50 Far Out, Groovy, Peace-Loving, Flashback-Inducing Stories From Those Who Were There.

Michael Dobbs,"The Brain That Won Us the Cold War," Washington Post, 27 September, reviews Neil Sheehan's A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon.

Henry Adams,"Decoding Jackson Pollock," Smithsonian, October, sees Pollock's paintings in a new way.

Joe Klein,"Bill Session," NYT, 25 September, reviews Taylor Branch's The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President.

Finally, farewell to the remarkably prolific Milton Meltzer and to the University of Virginia's distinguished Jefferson scholar, Merrill D. Peterson.