Wednesday 7 October 2009Records of Our National Life - journey through American history

With a mix of pithy, well-focused essays, together with an illustrated chronology, this new volume published by D Giles Limited and the Foundation for the National Archives, celebrating the 75th anniversary at the U.S. National Archives, takes the reader on a journey through American history. All facets of the American story emerge here, from the noble to the ignoble, the monumental to the mundane.

Featuring essays by leading figures in broadcasting, film, scholarship, and journalism, including documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns and political commentator, Cokie Roberts, together with more than 800 illustrations with succinct captions, this highly illustrated volume offers a close-up examination of some of the billions of documents, photographs, maps, and films in the holdings of the National Archives. The Records of Our National Life provides readers with a glimpse into the extensive holdings waiting to be discovered at the National Archives.

The Contributors

Michael Beschloss is an award-winning Presidential historian and best-selling author. He serves as the Presidential Historian for NBC News and is often featured on PBS’s The News Hour with Jim Lehrer. Tom Brokaw is a special correspondent for NBC News and author. Ken Burns is a documentary filmmaker. For more than 30 years he has produced some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including The Civil War, Baseball, and The National Parks: America’s Best Idea. John Carlin, former Governor of Kansas, served as the eighth Archivist of the United States from 1995 to 2005. He is currently visiting professor and executive in residence in the School of Leadership Studies at Kansas State University. David McCullough is an award-winning author. He has twice received both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Cokie Roberts is a political analyst for ABC News and NPR as well as a best-selling author. Allen Weinstein is an author and historian; he served as the ninth Archivist of the United States from 2005 to 2008. He is currently a visiting professor at the University of Maryland, College of Information Studies. Tom Wheeler is managing director of Core Capital Partners as well as an author. He is the former president of the Foundation for the National Archives. Don W. Wilson served as the seventh Archivist of the United States from 1987 to 1993. He was also the first director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential library and was deputy director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential library.

RECORDS OF OUR NATIONAL LIFE
American History from the National Archives

320 pages, 286 x 267mm (10 ½ x 11 ¼ in.), portrait
Up to 812 colour illustrations, hardback
Text: Up to 63,000 words
ISBN: 978 1 904832 71 3 (13 digit)
ISBN: 1 904832 71 7 (10 digit)
Price: US$59.95/UK£40.00
Publication date: October, 2009
Publisher: D Giles Limited, London

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