Past Imperfect Facts, Fictions, Fraud American History from Bancroft and Parkman to Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis, and Goodwin

Name: Past Imperfect Facts, Fictions, Fraud American History from Bancroft and Parkman to Ambrose, Bellesiles, Ellis, and Goodwin
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ISBN: 9781586484453

ISBN-10: 1586484451

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Authors: Peter Charles Hoffer

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For many years, those who wrote and taught the narrative of American history promoted an idea of America as the land of the free and home of the brave. Later, a new history emerged, written in part by radicals and liberals who had little use for the noble and heroic. By the 1990s, history was a minefield of competing passions, political views, and prejudices. And at the end of the decade, four of the nation's most respected historians-Michael Bellesiles, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Stephen Ambrose, and Joseph Ellis-were almost destroyed by it. Now with a new chapter and a revised conclusion, Past Imperfect is a fascinating look at the challenges of historical interpretation, the issue of…

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List price: $17.99
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 7/3/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.55" wide x 8.45" long x 1.55" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction: Two-Faced History



Facts and Fictions



The Rise of Consensus History



Professions of History



The New History and Its Promoters



In the Eye of the Storm



Fraud



Falsification: The Case of Michael Bellesiles



Plagiarism: The Cases of Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin



Fabrication: The Case of Joseph Ellis



History as "Fair Game"


Conclusion: The Future of the Past


Notes


Index