Things Noted Here & There
Robert Sullivan,"Geopolitical Cycles," NYT, 20 June, reviews David V. Herlihy's The Lost Cyclist: The Epic Tale of an American Adventurer and His Mysterious Disappearance.
Kevin Starr reviews Michael Hiltzik's Colossus: Hoover Dam and the Making of the American Century for the Washington Post, 20 June.
Bernard Porter,"Pariahs Can't Be Choosers," LRB, 26 June, reviews Sasha Polakow-Suransky's The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa.
The Washington Post's profile of Brown's Ted Widmer claims he has"a gallimaufry of identities." You wouldn't want that on your cv, would you? Widmer also has a short piece in the Post about writing speeches for Presidents.
Kate Butler,"What Broke My Father's Heart," NYT, 20 June, recalls the slow death of her father, Wesleyan University's historian of South Africa, Jeffrey E. Butler. Clair Potter, Sunday Radical Roundup: Father's Day Edition," Tenured Radical, 20 June, recalls the death of a retired department colleague.