Update from a National Park Service gift shop

Last July, I explored the NPS gift store near Civil War-era Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge. I wanted to see whether the Trump regime's attempt to whiten and sanitize American history had yet determined what was offered to the public.

The Warming Hut then boasted a full wall bookcase with an attractive display of hardcover historical books, including plenty that highlighted slavery in the early American life of the Golden State and the fate of local indigenous residents. 

The good news: the Trump regime has not completely displaced serious historical materials with snow globes and commemorative mugs for tourists. The bad news: the effort to offer meaty historical books is much diminished.

A lone shelf in a corner still held books unlikely to please a MAGA culture warrior. There's still history as we know it today here, but it has been pushed to the edges. Some of the previous shelf space has been filled with natural histories and state guide books.

The true delight to me on my previous visit had been the broad collection of children's books at the site. (My inheritance from my childrens' librarian mother is showing.) What survives is still impressive:

 But again, much of the display now centered natural history and marine life curiosities. So much safer:

Click on any of these pictures to see the titles in larger size.

The National Park staff here seem to be trying to retain their integrity as educators of the public -- and hanging on, carefully. I fear for what the coming government shut down will do to this historical park.