The power of this pithy definition is remarkable. Once we begin to think consciously of historical knowledge as a form of memory, the analogy unlocks all manner of truths about what history is and what historians do. Think for a few moments about memory. What function does it serve in our lives? What traits do you associate with it? When I posed these questions to my students last semester, their answers were spot on. On the one hand, they recognized the critical role that memory plays for all of