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David Handlin

David Handlin is the founding partner of Handlin, Garrahan and Associates, an architecture firm in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is the author of The American Home, Architecture and Society, 1815-1915 and American Architecture.

One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 (a Draft)

One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 (a Draft)

A reading enthusiast’s list

by David Handlin | Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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2nd Look

Where Does American History Begin?

by Ted Widmer

In honor of the Fourth of July, we’re revisiting Ted Widmer’s 2008 piece “Where Does American History Begin?” For many, the obvious answer is in 1776 Philadelphia, with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Others might argue that hints of modern America emerged in the Jamestown and Plymouth settlements. But America’s true beginnings, Widmer writes, go back much further.

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