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How can we as historians write ANY history of the battle at Gettysburg if all accounts are suspect? R.King | How can we as historians write ANY history of the battle at Gettysburg if all accounts are suspect? R.King | ||
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| + | I was going to make some joke about just trusting Michael Shaara, but I wasn't sure if deadpan would work well over the internet. All that can be done, I think, is to wade through the hundreds (and hundreds and hundreds) of books, movies, articles and miscellanea regarding the battle of Gettysburg and write a history of the battle that is objective ENOUGH. --Cash | ||
This theme of chroniclers writing the story that they wanted to has been evident throughout our readings this semester. How can anyone write a "true" history of the Civil War if the truth doesn't exist? -R.King | This theme of chroniclers writing the story that they wanted to has been evident throughout our readings this semester. How can anyone write a "true" history of the Civil War if the truth doesn't exist? -R.King | ||
