Heretic, debater, wife-snatcher, subject of a posthumous cult: Pico della Mirandola certainly had a wild career. In this smart and rangy book, Wilson-Lee, a Cambridge don, paints a glorious portrait ...

Cheyenne resident Michael Pannell stands next to a historic railroad passenger car-turned-house off Happy Jack Road in Cheyenne. He plans to restore the rail car to its original condition. Photo by ...