Six Historians Carl Trueman Recommends

Andy Naselli —  December 27, 2010 — 2 Comments

Carl R. Trueman, Histories and Fallacies: Problems Faced in the Writing of History (Wheaton: Crossway, 2010), 176 (numbering added):

The names of

  1. Niall Ferguson,
  2. Simon Schama,
  3. Orlando Figes,
  4. Robert Conquest,
  5. Amity Shlaes, and
  6. Barbara Tuchman

should be staples on everyone’s reading list.

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2 responses to Six Historians Carl Trueman Recommends

  1. Kim Shay December 27, 2010 at 7:09 am

    Thank you for the preview. I’m reading Dr. Trueman’s book at the moment.

    Reply
  2. Adam Omelianchuk January 12, 2011 at 12:41 am

    Figes is a sockpuppet.

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-tech-law/astroturfing-posting-fake-reviews

    Reply

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