History is our context for the present.
Sometimes, it's a harsh mistress the image of ourselves reflected back through time is often unflattering but the past is also our most potent guide for what comes next. Below you'll find the abridged and expanded text from The Museum of Westard Expansion's History Wall. I encountered the History Wall while traveling down Route 66 and incorporated a much abridged version of its text into the email travelogue I keep while on the road. 66, among other things, will probably go down in history as America's last Great Trail. This web addition has restored nearly all the History Wall's original text and added an event or two.