Virginia had been somewhat chary of favors to her distinguished son, and it was from a son of Massachusetts that his highest honors came, for President John Adams, in recognition of his great ability, made [John] Marshall secretary of state after having offered him an appointment to the supreme bench, which he declined.

But none were as crazy as this one -- when Phish's tie-dyed Phans danced in the aisles, sang along to the music and generally created a scene that recalled the Grateful Dead's glory daze.

Just as culture is not simply rooted in the logic of the state, culturalities have a much broader basis—including family, ethnic, global cultural flows, and discourses about popular and high culture.

The libers of wills above mentioned are estimated to contain 600 pages, which would make the average cost, per liber, $636.