Driven by the Past

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Since 2016, I have driven to places where history actually happened to write about how migration, innovation, and invention changed the way that humans have lived, worked, fought, and played.

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About Jon Hunner

I travel to places where history actually happened, often preserved by the National Parks. From these road trips, I have written a history of the United States from the Bering Land Bridge to the Moon landings.

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