by Rich Wandschneider | Aug 9, 2017 | Alvin Josephy, American Heritage Book of Indians, JFK, president Kennedy
In 1961, Alvin Josephy moved from Time Magazine to American Heritage, where The American Heritage Book of Indians was his first major assignment. The text was written by William Brandon, but Alvin oversaw designers and assistant editors who fact checked and copy read,...
by Rich Wandschneider | Aug 4, 2017 | Allen Pinkham, Alvin Josephy, American Heritage Book of Indians, de Oviedo, las casas, Nez Perce canoe
My childhood recollections of New World history move quickly from Columbus and the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria to Squanto and the Puritans on the other side of the continent. In neither case did we get much real history, but rather sloganeering echoes passed from...
by Rich Wandschneider | Apr 12, 2013 | Alvin Josephy, American Heritage, American Heritage Book of Indians, American Indians, de Oviedo, John F. Kennedy
Alvin Josephy knew the people who had taken over American Heritage Magazinein 1954 and turned it into a profitable hard cover edition of well written and researched articles on American history. He wrote several articles for them, including the piece on “Chief Joseph...
