"What our profession most definitely does not believe is that the primary purpose of history is to instill a single notion of 'patriotic education' in our youth about 'our incredible Nation,' as the order demands."

Correct. Trump wants propaganda, not history.

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“The Camp Library Is Yours - Read To Win The War”, by C. B. Falls, 1917.

Writing tip no. 10: read and reread your sources until you hear voices, then write a deeply human story about your historical subjects. Readers want to learn about real people, making real choices, in real circumstances, in real time. Make your actors complex and multi-dimensional. "Humanize"!

When I say I want a home library I mean I want thousands of books in my house and also everyone shutup

Two stages of writing:

1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no

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