# Is "To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian" by Stephen E. Ambrose a First Edition?

> **Quick answer.** A first edition of To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian by Stephen E. Ambrose (Simon & Schuster, 2002) is identified by: First edition, first printing carries the Simon & Schuster imprint, states First Edition, and shows a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. US true first (Simon & Schuster, 2002).

**Checklist — a true first has these:**
- First edition, first printing carries the Simon & Schuster imprint, states First Edition, and shows a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page
- His last book published in his lifetime
- Publisher imprint reads Simon & Schuster
- Not a book-club edition (see below)

| | |
|---|---|
| Author | Stephen E. Ambrose |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Year | 2002 |
| True first | US edition |
| Format | Hardcover (trade) |
| Key point | First edition, first printing carries the Simon & Schuster imprint, states First Edition… |
| Book-club edition exists? | Yes |

## Points of issue
First edition, first printing carries the Simon & Schuster imprint, states First Edition, and shows a complete number line ending in 1 on the copyright page. His last book published in his lifetime.

## Is this the true first?
US true first (Simon & Schuster, 2002).

## Telling it from reprints & book-club editions
A separate Easton Press leather-bound issue exists but is a distinct edition, not a book-club reprint that confuses the trade first; identify the trade first by the number line ending in 1.

## Source
New Mexico Literacy Project — Is *To America: Personal Reflections of an Historian* by Stephen E. Ambrose a first edition? https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/first-edition/to-america-personal-reflections-of-an-historian
CC BY 4.0. Part of the Canonical First-Edition Points of Issue dataset (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/api/first-edition-titles.json). Last reviewed 2026-07-03.