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Quote by Barbara Tuchman

“The poets have familiarized more people with history than have the historians.”

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Barbara Tuchman was an American historian renowned for her in-depth research and vivid narrative style. Her works covered historical events from the Roman Empire to the 20th century, with 'Guns, Germs, and Steel' and 'The Guns of August' being particularly notable. more

“To rush in upon an event before its significance has had time to separate from the surrounding circumstances may be enterprising, but is it useful? ... The recent prevalence of these hot histories on publishers' lists raises the question: Should - or perhaps can - history be written while it is still smoking?”

Should May Stills History Written Events Circumstances Hot Raises Lists Smoking Significance Publishers Enterprising

Book:Practicing History: Selected Essays

Source: Practicing History: Selected Essays

“Human behavior is timeless.”

Humans Behavior Timeless Human Behavior

Book:A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

Source: A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

“No nation in the world has so many drastic problems squeezed into so small a space, under such urgent pressure of time and heavy burden of history, as Israel.”

World Problem Nations Space Pressure Israel Burden Heavy Urgent Drastic Heavy Burdens

Author:Barbara Tuchman

“The fact of being reported increases the apparent extent of a deplorable development by a factor of ten.”