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Practicing history

Practicing history

Barbara Tuchman · 1981 · 306 pages

HistoriographyModern HistoryAddresses, essays, lecturesStudy and teaching20th centuryHistory

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From thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. Here is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent "practicing history."

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