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Thinking Back: Perils of Writing History - Hardcover

Woodward, C. Vann

 
9780807113042: Thinking Back: Perils of Writing History

Synopsis

Examines how viewpoints have changed on the history of the south and explains the reasons for a reinterpretation of Southern history

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About the Author

C. Vann Woodward (1908-1999) was Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. He was a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He won the Bancroft Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and many other awards.

From the Back Cover

Woodward describes how the history of the South was viewed and written during the early years of the century, how those views have changed over the decades, and the turbulent forces that have influenced revisions in interpretation, subject matter, and comprehension.

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