Simon Schama
Dead Certainties
(Unwarranted Speculations)
Paperback Engels 2013 9781847087324Levertijd ongeveer 11 werkdagen
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On 13 September 1759, General James Wolfe, having led the British troops up the St Lawrence to victory in the Battle of Quebec, died on the Heights of Abraham. Schama examines this death, and how Wolfe was made to die again - through the spectacular painting by Benjamin West, and through the writings of the 19th-century historian Francis Parkman. Schama's second death concerns Parkman's uncle, George Parkman of Harvard Medical College, who disappeared in 1849 in mysterious circumstances and who was rumoured to have been murdered by a colleague. Through these incidents, Schama sheds light on the writing of history, the history of history, and the relationship of 'story' to 'history'.
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ISBN13:9781847087324
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:352
Uitgever:Granta Books
Thema:
1KBB-US-NEM Massachusetts
3ML 18e eeuw, ca. 1700 tot ca. 1799
3MN 19e eeuw, ca. 1800 tot ca. 1899
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