Barbara w tuchman biography
Barbara w tuchman biography
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Tuchman, Barbara
Born 30 January 1912, New York, New York; died 6 February 1989, Greenwich, Connecticut
Daughter of Maurice and Alma Morgenthau Wertheim; married Lester R.
Tuchman, 1940
Barbara Tuchman was a distinguished American historian who created narratives that brought to life people, places, and events of the past. Although academics at times criticized her approach, she earned the respect of many historians and had a loyal following among lay readers.
She strongly believed history should be readable, and her grounded attitude carried through in her fascinatingly plotted history books.
Tuchman's first book, The Lost British Policy: Britain and Spain since 1700, appeared in 1938.
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During the following 50 years, she received critical and popular acclaim for her studies in history, with subjects ranging from 14th-century England to late 20th-century America. Two won Pulitzer prizes and several became bestsellers.
Her commentaries on American and world policies als