July 2011

The 60th Anniversary issue of American Heritage is arriving on newsstands starting December 8. For this much-anticipated issue, the magazine’s editors asked 36 leading historians including 14 winners of the Pulitzer Prize to write on a decisive moment in American history. “It’s an editor’s dream to publish an issue like this,” said Edwin S. Grosvenor, President and Editor-in-Chief of American Heritage Publishing. “When we stepped in to save American Heritage two years ago, we hoped to take the magazine back to creating this level of writing. We’re pleased that so many leading historians offered to participate.” “You have produced an instant classic,” wrote in Brent Glass, Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. “I know it will generate great interest.” Authors in the 60th Anniversary issue include historians James McPherson, Joe Ellis, Jon Meacham, Douglas Brinkley, and Jay Winik (a complete list of authors and articles is attached.) “Never have so many brilliant writers written such succinct gems about so many crucial moments in our past,” says Harold Holzer, author of 33 books on Abraham Lincoln.

Rockville, MD—American Heritage Publishing today announced that Dr. Allen Weinstein, the former head of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), has been elected to its Board of Directors. “Allen is a great addition to our Board,” said Chairman Robert Breeden. “He brings great depth to our Board, not only as a noted author and educator of American history, but also as an advisor to many national and international government, educational, and civic bodies.” “American Heritage is a national treasure,” said Dr. Weinstein. “We must keep it lively and vigorous and as widely read as we have always known it. I will help Edwin Grosvenor and his team in any way I can.” Dr. Weinstein was sworn in as the 9th Archivist of the United States in 2005, supervising the 3,000 employees of the National Archives and Records Administration and its affiliated organization until his retirement December 31, 2008. In that capacity, he also supervised 13 Presidential libraries that form part of the National Archive system ranging from Herbert Hoover to George W. Bush. “Allen is unusual in being both a noted historian and a respected leader of organizations,” commented Edwin S.

Rockville, MD—American Heritage, the 59-year-old magazine of the American experience, is back after a brief hiatus. Edwin S. Grosvenor is leading a group of backers who have purchased the magazine and relaunched it with the Winter 2008 issue, which arrives in newsstands and bookstores this week. “We couldn’t stand to let the finest and longest-running magazine of American history die,” says Grosvenor, whose publishing experience includes the fine arts magazine Portfolio and literary magazine Current Books. On October 11, 2007, American Heritage Publishing Company signed an agreement with Forbes, Inc. to purchase the assets of American Heritage, Inc., which include American Heritage and Invention & Technology magazines, the website www.AmericanHeritage.com, a bank of 250,000 images, and the copyright to more than 200 book titles. Grosvenor plans to bring American Heritage back to its early roots when the magazine published the nation’s most famous historians, including Stephen Ambrose, Bruce Catton, William Manchester, and Allan Nevins.