To America
by Stephen E. Ambrose
Ambrose's last book: personal reflections on the people and events he wrote about, on patriotism, race, and the writing of history. A valedictory, uneven and warm.
Read it if…
you want Ambrose's own views in his own voice.
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Skip it if…
you want history, not memoir.
Try instead: Crazy Horse and Custer →
Three things you will actually use
- Admiration is a valid stance for a historian, with care.
- Nations are judged by their corrections.
- Tell the stories.
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Read the chapter on writing history.
Our verdict
A valedictory.
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