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Lewis Lapham

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The High Priest of Jazz

A profile of Thelonious Monk.

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Lewis Lapham The Saturday Evening Post Apr 1964 15min Permalink

Field of Dreams

The importance of the sports metaphor in the American consciousness and why Lewis Lapham didn’t join the C.I.A.

Lewis Lapham Lapham's Quarterly Jun 2010 15min Permalink