The Presence of the Past

The Presence of the Past

Popular Uses of History in American Life

by David Paul Thelen, Roy Rosenzweig, Professor David Thelen

291 pages· 2013· ISBN 9780231500487
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Rosenzweig and Thelen analyze results from a unique and comprehensive survey in which they polled 1,500 Americans about their connection to the past and its continuing influence on their present as well as their hopes for the future.

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