Your question "Why teach history" reminded me of an article I
clipped and had recently come across again while purging my
files. "Why Study History?" by Paul Gagnon, in The Atlantic
Monthly, Nov. 1988. I recommend it - if you cannot find it,
send me email and I'll copy it for you.
 
Carol Ely
Virginia Discovery Museum
Charlottesville
 
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