Practicing History: Selected Essays

Practicing History: Selected Essays

<b>Celebrated for bringing a personal touch to history in her Pulitzer Prize–winning epic <i>The Guns of August</i> and other classic books, Barbara W. Tuchman reflects on world events and the historian’s craft in these perceptive, essential essays.</b><br> <b> </b><br> 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. Spanning more than four decades of writing in <i>The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, Harper’s, The Nation, </i>and<i> The Saturday Evening Post, </i>Tuchman weighs in on a range of eclectic topics, from Israel and Mao Tse-tung to a Freudian reading of Woodrow Wilson. This is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent “practicing history.”<br> <i> </i><br> <b>Praise for <i>Practicing History</i></b><br>  <br> “Persuades and enthralls . . . I can think of no better primer for the nonexpert who wishes to learn history.”<b>—<i>Chicago Sun-Times</i></b><br> <i> </i><br> “Provocative, consistent, and beautifully readable, an event not to be missed by history buffs.”<b>—Baltimore<i> Sun</i></b><br> <i> </i><br> “A delight to read.”<b><i>—The New York Times Book Review</i></b>