Francis Parkman, historian as hero
Subtitle: the formative years
By: by Wilbur R. Jacobs.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: American studies series
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893.; Historians -- United States -- Biography.
Description: A historian who lived the kind of history he wrote, Francis Parkman is a major--and controversial--figure in American historiography. His narrative style, while popular with readers wanting a "good story," has raised many questions with professional historians. Was Parkman writing history or historical fiction? Did he color historical figures with his own heroic self-image? Was his objectivity compromised by his "unbending, conservative, Brahmin" values? These are some of the many issues that Wilbur Jacobs treats in this thought-provoking study.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-217) and index.