Just what is it that we want from the past? History offers us true stories about the past; heritage sells or provides us with the past we appear to desire. The

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"Douglas Brinkley and American Heritage have done a grand job. This is a first-rate book: fair, clear, and enormously welcome." - David McCullough "Douglas Brin

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