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A preface to history
We Americans are inveterate travelers. During the summer months we take to the road in vast numbers. Many students, returning to their classes in the autumn, carry with them memories of exciting days profita- bly spent in visiting different parts of the country.rnrnThe more observant individuals, in passing through various locali ties, must have sensed the presence of history; perhaps they have dis covered that history, frequently regarded by students as book learning, is a living reality in the American community. Every city or area cherishes those events of its own past which render it distinctive, and the tourist is made aware of them through place names, highway markers, sign- boards, and even the names of restaurants and motels. Despite the simi- larity of all Main Streets and the universal prevalence of neon signs and air conditioning, each town derives a certain definite character from its past which marks it off from any other place. In retrospect, the often Haunted historical survivals seem to blend into the modern scene and become as real and living as the most modern building or automobile.
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