The Carryall is an online journal of US cultural & intellectual history.

Latest

Our most recent publications.

  • Making a Living Thinking

    By

    David Austin Walsh

    Making a Living Thinking

    David Austin Walsh responds to Chapter 7—The Opening of the American Mind (1945-1970) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • Industrial Intellectuals

    By

    Shannan Clark

    Industrial Intellectuals

    Shannan Clark responds to Chapter 6—Roots and Rootlessness (1920-45) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • The Communal Counterpoint

    By

    Victoria W. Wolcott

    The Communal Counterpoint

    Victoria W. Wolcott responds to Chapter 6—Roots and Rootlessness (1920-45) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • How Progressive Was the Progressive Era?

    By

    Guy Emerson Mount

    How Progressive Was the Progressive Era?

    Guy Emerson Mount responds to Chapter 5—Modernist Revolts against Absolutes (1890-1920) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • Rethinking the Primacy of Pragmatism

    By

    Paul Murphy

    Rethinking the Primacy of Pragmatism

    Paul Murphy responds to Chapter 5: Modernist Revolts against Absolutes (1890-1920) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.

  • Centering the Boundary

    By

    Alyssa Quintanilla

    Centering the Boundary

    Alyssa Quintanilla responds to Chapter 4—Contests of Intellectual Authority (1850-1890) in Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America: A Brief History.