Our nation’s semiquincentennial is upon us. That’s historian-speak for July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Beverly Gage, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and professor of U.S. history at Yale University, has used the occasion to do one of her favorite things: hit the road. The result is This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History, a 13-chapter book featuring 13 road trips Gage took in 2023 and 2024 in anticipation of America’s milestone birthday.