William J. Dean

Most summers, I have gotten out of New York City, but not this year – the Summer of the Coronavirus. This dramatic change has caused

The first case of the coronavirus in New York City was confirmed on March 1. The first death, on March 11. By March 13, one

For some time, Krishna Kumar Mishra (the editor of IE&M) and I have been talking about making a two week trip together through the south

Opera is an important part of my life. In addition to providing enormous musical pleasure, opera has encouraged and enriched my travels and broadened my

New York City. June 15, 1904, began as a beautiful spring day. Sunshine, cloudless skies. On such a day, nothing possibly could go wrong, but

While a student at Columbia Law School in 1960, a chance encounter on Fifth Avenue in New York City led me to a wonderful summer

I have enjoyed three unusual downtown offices in New York City. First, the top floor of a warehouse in TriBeCa (short for the Triangle Below

Henry David Thoreau revered the title of traveler: “His profession is the best symbol of our life. Going from ______ to ______; it is the

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Walt Whitman (1819-1892). He is a favorite poet of mine. Why? A shared love of

Growing up in New York City introduced me to immigrant communities. We lived at 70 East 96th Street, between Madison and Park Avenue on Manhattan’s

At age 25, while a student at law school, I began copying in journals, in longhand, favorite passages from my reading. I have continued to

At my 60th Harvard Class Reunion, I break away for a few hours from a heavy schedule of reunion activities to visit the Schlesinger Library