Practicing history
Subtitle: selected essays
By: by Barbara W. Tuchman. --
Edition: 1st ed. --
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Number of pages: 306
Subjects: Historiography -- Addresses, essays, lectures.; History, Modern -- 20th century -- Addresses, essays, lectures.
Description: 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."
Notes: 6