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I moved to New York on Sept. 1, 2001. I had lived abroad before—well, for most of my life: New York, London, Pittsburgh, Montreal, and back again to New York. I had always considered myself American. At least, I thought I was American, even though I bore...

Author: By Emily C. Graff | Title: On the History and Literature of America | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

A week into school, in the ninth grade homeroom, my chorus teacher said, "A plane has hit one of the Twin Towers." She cried. My classmates and I stood there, tried to understand. I walked home after school, right down Madison Avenue. There were no cars in the streetâ?...

Author: By Emily C. Graff | Title: On the History and Literature of America | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

At the State of the Union address, in the chamber of the House of Representatives, President George W. Bush said, "We are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom." He declared a war on terror.

Author: By Emily C. Graff | Title: On the History and Literature of America | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

America was born in war, or through it, and I think it is continually defined by war: from a colony to a united states, from a house divided to a union, from a country to a world power. I choose to study the history and literature of war because I...

Author: By Emily C. Graff | Title: On the History and Literature of America | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

I saw the play too many times. These are the lines I remember: "This is my city, too," the journalist says. "I can’t just watch it on TV. I want to do something. But this is all I know how to do. Words. I can�...

Author: By Emily C. Graff | Title: On the History and Literature of America | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

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