Past Imperfect: Facts, Fictions, and Fraud--American History from Bancroft and Parkman to Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis, and Goodwin
- ISBN-10
- 1586482440
- ISBN-13
- 9781586482442
- Series
- Past Imperfect
- Category
- Historians
- Pages
- 287
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Public Affairs
- Author
- Peter Charles Hoffer
Description
The past has never been more contentious, its interpreters never more publicly at war. Now a renowned historian provides an evocative examination of his profession, American style.
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