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"We make a mistake to condescend to the past as if it were preparatory to our own time."

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About E. L. Doctorow

E. L. Doctorow was an American novelist best known for historical fiction including Ragtime, Billy Bathgate, and The March. His work combined literary craft with American historical themes, and he received major national literary honors.

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