Thinking Back: The Perils of Writing History (Walter Lynwood Fleming Lectures in Southern History) - Softcover

C. Vann Woodward (Author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807113778 ISBN 13: 9780807113776

Publisher: LSU Press, 1987

Synopsis

Thinking Back is C. Vann Woodward's retrospective view of his experience as one of the foremost historians of the United States. Woodward describes--through a consideration of his previous books and the critical dialogue they have engendered--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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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: LSU Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807113778
• ISBN 13: 9780807113776
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 250