America Quote by Oscar Handlin

I grew up reading American history.

— Jake Auchincloss

America is a melting pot for all different groups of people, historically. And it's rare that the story of all of these people will…

— Nas

I'm an immigrant and I've always wanted to write something about America.

— Peter Jennings

The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.

— Anonymous

I've always been fascinated by history.

— Ruben Fleischer

When I think of my work, I'm aware that I'm American and African at all points and times. And without a doubt, my experience…

— Dinaw Mengestu

The history of the United States is the story of people of many backgrounds.

— William Loren Katz

My interest in writing about American history stemmed originally, I think, from a subconscious desire to find roots - I felt like a girl…

— Jean Fritz

I am very into genealogy and heritage, and that's how I started writing.

— Sharon Cameron

American literature has always been immigrant.

— Salman Rushdie

I was always deeply aware that I was living in history.

— Chelsea Clinton

'The Immigrant Story,' which took me about twenty-five years to write, was a very simple story, but I couldn't think of how to tell…

— Grace Paley