![]() ![]() Those in "Learning From History" are harder to categorize. Those in "The Yield" are some she believes are her best and lasting efforts. Essays in "The Craft" deal with how one researches and writes good history. The essays are divided into three groups: "The Craft," "The Yield," and "Learning From History," each group having from eight to thirteen essays. In doing so, she reveals a great deal about "the furniture of her mind" later in life, looking back on a long, successful career. ![]() It begins with a preface detailing her criteria for choosing the essays in this volume. I was then, and am still, in awe of her ability to write history and make it readable. Tuchman in her books A Distant Mirror, The Proud Tower, and The Guns of August. What a delight to have been asked to review Practicing History. New York: Ballantine Books, 2000 edition. ![]()
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