(The Conversation) — In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important parts of the country’s story. (The Conversation) — Nine ...
For once, the New York Times‘ Virginia Heffernan offered a decent review, this one of the History Channel’s documentary about the pilgrims, Desperate Crossing: The Untold Story of the Mayflower: “[It] ...
Nine in 10 Americans gather around a table to share food on Thanksgiving. At this polarizing moment, anything that promises to bring Americans together warrants our attention. But as a historian of ...