The great historians of our day take you on a personal tour through the crucial moments in American history Conducted by the highly respected news commentator and anchor for the History Channel, Roger Mudd, this collection of uniquely intimate interviews gathers the personal perspectives of our best and brightest historians on their favorite pivotal eras in American history. Shared with an immediacy and enthusiasm that brings to vivid life the figures and periods discussed, here are the fascinating insights and rare anecdotes of Gordon Wood on the Colonial Era and American Revolution; James McPherson on the Civil War and Reconstruction; Richard White on Westward Expansion; David McCullough on the early Twentieth Century; and Stephen Ambrose on World War II and the postwar era. From the Editors of American Heritage magazine, the country's premier history publication. "Fascinating. Highly recommended."-Library Journal