I would first like to thank my parents for those many trips to Fort Ticonderoga, Gettysburg, Freedomland, and all the other places that gave me a taste for the romance of history. I guess they paid off.
To New York City, a debt of gratitude for all the museums and public libraries that enabled me to write this book.
I would also like to thank Mark Levine and Steve Boldt for their insights and provocative comments on the manuscript. I am also grateful to Michael Dorris for his special insights into the American Indian.
My editor at Crown, Mark Gompertz, has been a model of patience, and his steady encouragement and friendship are of great value to me. Thanks also to Crown's James Wade and Kate Towson for their help in stepping in to pinch hit.
I am also grateful to Wallis Cooper of the Bookstore for her assistance in having all the books I needed. I also thank Marga Enoch for her friendship and for the steady support and encouragement she has given to my career.
My greatest thanks go to my wife, Joann, and my children, Jenny and Colin, for their long-suffering patience, support, and love. And yes, Jenny. The book is finished.
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Title:
Don't Know Much About History
Author:
Davis, Kenneth C.
Date: New
York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990