Crossing the Big Wateris a moving, many-voiced love letter

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Original Load Date Oct. 22, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
Last Updated Oct. 22, 2026, 1:01 p.m.
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This 250th-anniversary year of the United States has brought a lot to contend with. As a poignant moment in _Crossing the Big Water_ points out, patriotism and celebration feel particularly muted in this semiquincentennial—though the stories, lovingly knitted together, are anything but. **_Crossing...