A History Of Histories

A History of Histories (2009) by John Burrow – Penguin Books
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John Burrow’s A History of Histories is a sweeping, cerebral gallop through the evolution of historical writing, from Herodotus and Thucydides all the way to the 20th century. Erudite without being smug, witty without being glib, Burrow manages the impossible: he makes historiography feel human. This is a book about how we’ve tried to make sense of the past — and how that effort says just as much about us as it does about history itself.

Our copy? Well, let’s say it’s seen some history. The spine might creak, a page corner may be dog-eared in existential reflection, but the content is all there — and still smarter than most of your bookshelf.

Crappy Old Books – Because new books don’t have that musty scent of wisdom.

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