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After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection
After the Fact The Art of Historical Detection
Author: James West Davidson, Mark Hamilton Lytle
This critically acclaimed text uses 15 dramatic episodes in American history to demonstrate the process of historical detective work and reconstruction. The authors use a unique combination of dramatic narrative and historical methods to engage students in the "doing" of history. The authors show how historians uncover raw materials, ask questio...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780070156104
ISBN-10: 0070156107
Publication Date: 1/1992
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Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill College
Book Type: Paperback
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This is a very interesting analysis of the process of historical writing. It shows how those who write history, like the rest of us, are influenced by their own experience and perspective, and the impact that influence may have on the "hard facts." I found it very interesting and a helpful tool to better understand the limits of all we are told is true.