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Which renowned modern historian is also the author of an innovative work of fiction called Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations?
a. David McCullough
b. Simon Schama
c. Barbara W. Tuchman
d. C.V. Wedgwood
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Barbara W. Tuchman

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born

January 30, 1912

died

February 06, 1989

gender

female

place of birth

New York, New York, The United States

genre

History

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Barbara Wertheim Tuchman was an American self-trained historian and author. She became best known for The Guns of August, a history of the prelude and first month of World War I.

As an author, Tuchman focused on producing popular history. Her clear, dramatic storytelling covered topics as diverse as the 14th century and World War I, and sold millions of copies.

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books by Barbara W. Tuchman

avg rating: 4.13 | 3,662 ratings | 502 reviews | 18 distinct works | 20 fans

	The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 4.24 — 1,149 ratings — published 1962 26 editions	my rating:
	A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 4.17 — 982 ratings — published 1979 33 editions	my rating:
	The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 3.99 — 334 ratings — published 1984 18 editions	my rating:
	The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 4.11 — 307 ratings — published 1966 16 editions	my rating:
	The Zimmermann Telegram by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 3.90 — 167 ratings — published 1958 9 editions	my rating:
	Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 4.05 — 135 ratings — published 1971 14 editions	my rating:
	The First Salute by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 3.76 — 115 ratings — published 1988 16 editions	my rating:
	Practicing History: Selected Essays by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 3.77 — 57 ratings — published 1981 7 editions	my rating:
	Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 3.69 — 42 ratings — published 1968 8 editions	my rating:
	August 1914. Geschichte. by Barbara W. Tuchman avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 1962 6 editions	my rating:

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quotes by Barbara W. Tuchman

"Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change, windows on the world and lighthouses erected in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind.

Books are humanity in print."
— Barbara W. Tuchman

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"Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Without books, the development of civilization would have been impossible. They are engines of change, windows on the world and lighthouses erected in the sea of time. They are companions, teachers, magicians, bankers of the treasures of the mind.

"Books are humanity in print. "
— Barbara W. Tuchman

tags: books, civilization, humanity

7 people liked it

"Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. They are engines of change, windows on the world, lighthouses erected in the sea of time."
— Barbara W. Tuchman

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