" Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., John Hope Franklin, Daniel
Boorstin, C. Vann Woodward, Edmund S. Morgan, Barbara Tuckman, Eric
Hobsbawn, Hugh Trevor Roper, Lawrence Stone -- aside from carrying
the distinction as some of the most successful and well-respected
historians of the twentieth century, these scholars found their
lives and careers evolving amid some of the world's pivotal
historical moments. Dubbed the World War II Generation, the
twenty-two English and American historians chronicled by William
Palmer grew up in the aftermath of World War I, went to college in
the 1930s as the threats of the Great Depression, Hitler, and
Communism loomed over them, saw their careers interrupted by World
War II, and faced the prospect of nuclear annihilation. They gained
from their experiences the perspective and insight necessary to
wrtie definitive histories on topics ranging from slavery to
revolution. Engagement with the Past offers biographies of these
individuals in the context of their generation's intellectual
achievement. Based upon extensive personal interviews and careful
reading of their work, Engagement with the Past is a fascinating
behind-the-scenes look at a generation of historians and how they
helped record and shape modern history.
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