Ebook: Practicing History: Selected Essays

Review "Persuades and Enthralls...I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Provocative, Consistent, and Beautifully Readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs." -- The Baltimore Sun From the Inside Flap 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."