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The Landscape of History

How Historians Map the Past

John Lewis Gaddis

2002·208 pages·Nonfiction

Historical Fiction History & Politics

"What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history an art or science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and many other questions in this witty, engaging, and humane book.

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The Landscape of History

How Historians Map the Past

John Lewis Gaddis

Year

2002

Pages

208

Type

Nonfiction

Historical Fiction History & Politics

Description

"What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history an art or science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and many other questions in this witty, engaging, and humane book.

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