American Heritage

<p>Friends of <em>American Heritage</em> gathered to celebrate 75 years of great writing and education about our nation's history.</p>

<p>Our American heritage is greater than any one of us.</p>

<p>The longtime adviser to American Heritage wrote history not simply as a means of talking with other historians, but in order to talk to the general reader. </p>

<p>Working for a magazine is the perfect job for a dilettante, <span class="body">a dabbler in history.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">An<em> <span class="typestyle"> American Heritage</span> </em>veteran looks at our first year to see what four decades have done to our subject.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Is Robert E. Lee getting a free ride? Is it time someone spoke up for Richard Nixon? And does anyone have the lonely courage to say that most barbecue is greasy filth? There are exaggerated reputations in every field of American history, and overlooked ones, too. We asked the experts to choose which is which.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">After a decade of writing about wars, elections, and other calamities, one of our best writers passes the baton.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">Like the nation it covers, <em><span class="typestyle"> American Heritage</span></em> was revolutionary at its birth. And, like that nation’s story, ours is a real cliffhanger. </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">1914–2005</span></p>

<p>In 1962, the president wrote for <em>American Heritage</em> that the study of history is no mere pastime, but the means by which a nation establishes its sense of identity and purpose.</p>

<p>Reflections on the superb historian and <em>American Heritage</em> editor</p>

<p>A longtime contributor and former editor introduces the special anniversary issue.</p>

<p>More than 600 donors chipped in to help fund the re-launch of the magazine.</p>

<p><span style="font-size:14.0pt">American Heritage, the beloved, 68-year-old magazine of history, returns to regular publication on our Nation’s Birthday, July 4, 2017.</span></p>