<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> The great historian who so eloquently described the taking of Mexico and Peru won a great private victory of his own in the quiet of his study on Beacon Hill.</span> </span></p>
<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> A distinguished historian describes how America, suddenly thrust into nationhood without a history of its own, set out to create one. And what a splendid achievement it was!</span> </span></p>
