Historical Highlights 119

Here are a few historical highlights for your weekend reading.

I just learned of the existence of the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art — and its upcoming exhibition celebrating 80 years of Caldecott Medal winners.

The Library of Congress has acquired “one of the most important indigenous manuscripts from the earliest history of America to become available in the last century.” See it online here.

James Patterson is using the Einstein archives to write a series of middle grade novels.

I enjoyed reading this interview with Ken Burns, “the most popular historian in America.”

Guess which movie is featured on the movie poster that recently set a record by selling at auction for $525,800…

“Last man hanged in Halifax gets veteran’s burial, 8 decades later”

Have a lovely weekend.

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