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African American Cookouts: A Celebration of Community and Legacy

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The American Camping Tradition—from Tin Cans to RVs

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Hunting Culture and the American Relationship to the Land

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Spring and autumn are the twin heartbeats of the American landscape. When the deep winter frost finally yields, the sweet smell of freshly turned dirt signals the glorious arrival of baseball opening day. When the lush green leaves of summer turn to brittle gold and crimson, that same crisp air calls folks out to the […]

The Story of Little League Baseball and Small-Town Pride

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The Rise of the Super Bowl as America’s Secular Holiday

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Let me tell you a story about Elm Street in the deep winter of 1967. The frost was thick on the windows. The wind howled through the bare branches of the oak trees. Most folks stayed huddled inside their warm homes, keeping the radiators hissing and the fireplaces burning. Back then, a Sunday in late […]

Why Americans Are Drawn to Reinvention: The Culture of Starting Over

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The Restless Rhythm of Our Homeland I have spent my days watching the dust rise and settle across the vast stretches of this country. If you sit still long enough on a wooden porch, listening to the evening crickets and the distant rumble of the highway, you begin to notice a rhythm. I have seen […]

Nostalgia for Main Street: Why the Image Endures

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The American Dream: Its Highs, Lows, and Modern Meaning

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