Practicing History: Selected Essays - Softcover

Tuchman, Barbara W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0345911016 ISBN 13: 9780345911018

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 1996

Synopsis

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."

About this title

About the Author

Barbara W. Tuchman achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram and international fame with The Guns of August -- a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. There followed other successes, including The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (also awarded the Pulitzer Prize), A Distant Mirror, The March of Folly, and The First Salute.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0345911016
• ISBN 13: 9780345911018
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English