The American Freedom Train: Patriotic Nostalgia
As this Independence Day draws near, I hearken back to a time when America threw probably its biggest celebration party to date – the Bicentennial celebration. Yes, in 1976, the nation went wild with festivals and celebrations for the nation’s 200th birthday, and in the days before cell phones, YouTube, or Go Pros, one had to actually visit the special events going on around the country to experience the pomp, circumstance, and majesty of the spectacle. Remember the “Tall Ships”? …