The world is getting crazier by the day, so when someone asks you to post an article about how to plant a tree you suddenly say to yourself, “Why not? Maybe this is a tiny way I can help things.” So for anyone wanting to know the proper way to plant a tree, here you go.
I was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. I have three children (Anna, Eva and Anthony) and three step-children (Reinier, Hector and Benjamin). I write books of narrative history; I believe history is most meaningful to us when it manifests itself through individuals in conflict. My books have been published in fourteen languages and have won numerous awards. I am senior scholar at the New Netherland Institute and a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine. My interests include the past, the present and the future, not necessarily in that order.
photo by Keke Keukelaar