History's Memory: Writing America's Past, 1880-1980

by Ellen Fitzpatrick

Book Overview

Enthusiasts and critics both have looked to the political upheavals of the 1960s to explain recent transformations in historical study. But how new, in fact, are our contemporary approaches to the study and writing of American history? This question lies at the heart of History's Memory, Ellen Fitzpatrick's sweeping study of the past century of American historical writing.

Through careful examination of hundreds of historical essays...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067401605X
• ISBN13: 9780674016057
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.9"