The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past Nature_Gift_Guide from a distance

from a distance

inviting stories and play

Selin's summer in Europe does not resonate with anything she has previously heard about the typical experiences of American college students

this collection of essays by Didion—one of the most distinctive prose stylists of our era—captures her focus on time and place at a unique moment in history

The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past Nature_Gift_Guide from a distanceWhat is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today. Gaddis points out that while