# American Heritage Subscribers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-heritage-subscribers/123196>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 9, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-heritage-subscribers/123196 "2002-08-09T20:45:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![gitfiddle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/898d66/32.png) [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-heritage-subscribers/123196/1 "2002-08-09T20:45:05Z")

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I got something in the mail today for American Heritage Magazine. What I wanted to know is, is it a respectable magazine or is it bogus. For some reason it seems too good to be true. I think it looks really interesting. Someone please help! Thanks

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-heritage-subscribers/123196/2 "2002-08-09T22:00:02Z")

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I’ve subscribed to American Heritage for years. It’s one of the top general history magazines in the U.S.; I read through each issue avidly.

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**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2002, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-heritage-subscribers/123196/3 "2002-08-09T23:09:03Z")

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Yup, AH is legit. I’ve been a subscriber for over a decade.

It’s owned by Steve Forbes. I do believe it loses money hand over fist for him, but he’s committed to keeping it alive for sentimental reasons. It’s been getting more anemic – editorial content and ads – with every passing year. My guess is that they run very attractive subscription promotions to boost circulation so that they can keep the few advertisers they have.

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**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-heritage-subscribers/123196/4 "2002-08-10T01:58:28Z")

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Website: [http://www.americanheritage.com/](http://www.americanheritage.com/)

I’m not renewing my subscription after this year, as the articles just don’t seem as interesting to me anymore. I don’t know if that means the articles are worse, or whether my interests have simply changed.

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**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-heritage-subscribers/123196/5 "2002-08-10T03:38:04Z")

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Yeah, I used to have a subscription, too, now that I remember  
(dim bulb flickers) Its been a few years but it was a quality rag at the time.

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**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-heritage-subscribers/123196/6 "2002-08-10T07:23:15Z")

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American Heritage is one of those magazines that people like to save up years and years of and then donate to their local library.

But not as much as National Geographic.