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December 1988 Issue
December 1988 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • No Hard Feelings?
    James Fallows
  • Word Histories: Etymologies Derived From the Files of the Dictionary of American Regional English
    Craig M. Carver
  • The December Almanac
  • Notes: The Way We Were
    Cullen Murphy
  • Washington: Hide and Seek
    Brad Edmondson
  • Williamsburg: Revising Colonial America
    Fergus M. Bordewich

Williamsburg: Revising Colonial America

Harsh historical truths transform a historical landmark

By Fergus M. Bordewich
December 1988 Issue
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