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George F. ScheerMr. Scheer is the editor of Private Yankee Doodle , the diary of a Revolutionary soldier. He wislies to tliank for their co-operation Dr. Francis S. Ronalds, superintendent of the Morrisdown... More>> |
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John Stuart MartinJohn Stuart Martin is the author of The Home Owner’s Tree Book , published in 1962 by Doubleday. For further reading: Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape Architect , 1822–1903, F. L. Olmsted, Jr... More>> |
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Richard M. KetchumA long-time editor with American Heritage, Richard M. Ketchum is the author of the Revolutionary War classics Decisive Day: The Battle of Bunker Hill; The Winter Soldiers: The Battles for Trenton... More>> |
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Tom BrooksTom Brooks has held various positions with the International Ladies’ Garment Workers Union. He is now on the staff of Business Week . More>> |
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Leonard FalknerLeonard Falkner is features editor of the New York World-Telegram and Sun . A past contributor to AMERICAN HERITAGE (“A Spy for Washington,” August, 1957), he is the author of Forge of Liberty... More>> |
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Elizabeth Bancroft SchlesingerElizabeth B. Schlesinger (Mrs. Arthur Schlesinger, Sr.) has long been a commentator in magazines and scholarly journals on the role of women in American life. She is the wife of one noted historian... More>> |
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Dorothy Canfield FisherDorothy Canfield Fisher was born in Lawrence, Kansas, and now lives in Arlington, Vermont. She is a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters and has been publishing books regularly... More>> |
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C. S. ForesterC. S. Forester (1899-1966) wrote several novels with military and naval themes, including The African Queen, The Barbary Pirates, The General, The Good Shepherd, The Gun, The Last Nine Days of the "... More>> |
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Helena Huntington SmithHelena Huntington Smith, of Alexandria, Virginia, has written several books and articles about the West. Her previous articles for AMERICAN HERITAGE have included “ Pioneers in Petticoats ” (... More>> |
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- Maryland State House
In association with the
American Association for State and Local History
Why do we need a national nonprofit membership society for American history?
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“Save America’s Treasures” has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington’s tent.
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65% of Americans don’t know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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The “Teaching American History” grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
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Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
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40% of Americans can’t identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
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A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
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“There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country,” John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
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The “We the People Program,” which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
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Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
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The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
