books.google.com - Although the American republic is a child of history, Americans are prone to historical forgetfulness. They tend to think of themselves as future-oriented. Even when history unites with American popular culture, it is often in the form of "docudrama," or conspiracy theories, and other varieties of pseudohistory....http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Historical_Present.html?id=9_gX-xf-BlkC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Historical Present
