Thinking Back - The Perils of Writing History

Thinking Back is C. Vann Woodward's retrospective view of his experience as one of the foremost historians of the United States. Woodward describes--through a consideration of his previous books and the critical dialogue they have engendered--how the history of the South was viewed and written during the early years of the century, how those views have changed over the decades, and the turbulent forces that have influenced revisions in interpretation, subject matter, and comprehension.

About the author

C. Vann Woodward (1908-1999) was Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. He was a member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He won the Bancroft Prize, the Pulitzer Prize, and many other awards.

Product details

• Authors: C. Vann Woodward
• Publisher: Lsu Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1987
• EAN: 9780807113776
• ISBN: 978-0-8071-1377-6
• No. of pages: 172
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 225 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous