An edition of Francis Parkman, historian as hero (1991)
Francis Parkman, historian as hero
the formative years
By Wilbur R. Jacobs
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Publish Date
1991
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Language
eng
Pages
237
Description:
A historian who lived the kind of history he wrote, Francis Parkman is a major--and controversial--figure in American historiography. His narrative style, while popular with readers wanting a "good story," has raised many questions with professional historians. Was Parkman writing history or historical fiction? Did he color historical figures with his own heroic self-image? Was his objectivity compromised by his "unbending, conservative, Brahmin" values? These are some of the many issues that Wilbur Jacobs treats in this thought-provoking study.