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The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

May 15, 202600:32:51Society & Culture

Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says.

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The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore is an episode from The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker. Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politica...

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