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American Heritage

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I am "historically impaired". I enjoy hearing "stories" from our past but I can never remember who did what, when. Therefore I don't usually make time for history. Enter "American Heritage" magazine. It is not a tired old rag about the Revolutionary War or who was the best Civil War general. No, it is a magazine full of lively articles on UNUSUAL facts from our history. Get this magazine and get the scoop on the flu that killed a million, the fascinating story of a secret mountain masacre or the plan to play God by cleansing the "feeble minded". Who knew!! Subscribe and be riveted!

American Heritage is a fine magazine brought to us by the same publishers who bring us Forbes Magazine. It is a magazine that examines history in all shapes and forms, examining past events and cultural changes that have shaped the American nation.

One thing about this magazine that you will notice right away is that it is not just a magazine about American political history or the type of history that you remember from your school days. It does talk about this type of history, but it also includes stories about music, art, and other topics, breaking them apart and explaining how and why things happened the way they did and how they compare to the present. It also points out facts from the past that are more obscure, making for some very stimulating reading.

Current events are also covered in this magazine, and in these instances, American Heritage discusses present- day phenomena from an intellectual and critical standpoint, often comparing it to similar events in the American past. This helps to keep the magazine current and more in- tune with important issues of the day.

History buffs will love this magazine, and so will those of an intellectual persuasion. The articles here are more thoughtful than other magazines and many of them require greater concentration. For these reasons, American Heritage is not really a casual reading type of publication. It is intended for those who like to read, think, discuss, and debate. It's one of my favorite magazines of its kind on the market today.

When I was little, my dad always said good things about this magazine. My attitude was always "I'm not gonna buy a magazine to bore myself some more" - I mean, c'mon, it's a history magazine. I was absolutely wrong. I picked up this magazine one day and I was hooked. I would say that American Heritage has found its way to make history interesting. One way that it does this is to somehow weave issues of current interest (as subtle as they may be) into its articles. On the second thought, I should have listened to my dad from the beginning - he's an anesthesiologist - he knows what put people to sleep and what does not. This magazine keeps me awake - sometimes I would put my paper/project aside just so that I could finish my copy in one sitting. It's unfortunate that this magazine only comes out every two months. American Heritage makes history grrreattt! ... even for a non-history buff in his early 20's like myself.

I subscribe to this magazine, my father subscribes to this magazine and my husband reads it cover to cover. This magazine covers history but in an interesting way.

Many times the articles manage to tie in current events with past events. It is not a compendium of facts and figures and graphs and data to back up some thesis on a specific event in history. Rather is the story of history. The story of a person at an event, the whys that lead up to an event, the interesting tidbits that make history interesting.

When there are pictures or drawings they add to the subject rather than detract from the topic of the article.

I really enjoy reading from this magazine.
Enjoy.

I love reading about our history, and American Heritage supplies many interesting articles regarding that subject.

My father DEVOURS books about American history. He reads more than anyone I have ever met. A few years ago I decided to get him a subscription to this magazine as a gift. The only time he puts his books down is when his new issue of American Heritage magazine arrives. He reads it cover to cover and is often mentioning it to others. He's fairly critical as a reader, so this is high praise. I've been renewing his subscription yearly, and he's very thankful.

I bought this subscription as a present for my father. He's not much of a reader, but he has always been interested in American history. My mother tells me he can't stop talking about how much he likes it. History in easily digestible articles.

This magazine provides interesting stories and information about American history and cultural life.
Most often it is very pleasant reading.

Always subscribe to American Heritage for my husband because he loves reading history and this is the best. And we get all our magazines from Amazon because they have the best rates around. Thanks Amazon.

Ordered this magazine a month ago. Have not yet received it. We have subscribed to American Heritage before and enjoyed it which is why we are subscribing again....please hurry it along (20+words?)