As Sullivan phrases it, "I began to work like a scout, going out on reconnaissance missions into a landscape that might not appear ancient, camouflaged as it is by cities and strip malls, by toxic waste sites, and high-end commercial properties." Or, in the words of the New York Times, for Sullivan, "history is not so much a collection of dates and facts but actual places you can revisit—layers of geography that can be excavated one by one."
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