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Telling History vs. Marking Art: “Story is a central component of ‘history’”
Part eight in a series The ability to evoke emotion easily stands out as The Civil War’s greatest strength: From its opening shot of a canon silhouetted against a fire-orange sky and the use of the Oliver Wendell Holmes quote … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Memory
Tagged Ashoken Farewell, David McCullough, History-vs-Art, Ken Burns, The Civil War
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Telling History vs. Making Art: “a tension between Art and Science”
Part one in a series As a battlefield guide at Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (FSNMP), I frequently speak with folks who’ve come to the battlefields because they’ve read The Killer Angels, which in turn inspired them to come … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Books & Authors, National Park Service
Tagged Gettysburg, NPS, Jeff Shaara, David Blight, National Park Service, Shelby Foote, The Civil War: A Narrative, Ken Burns, Bruce Catton, Michael Shaara, David McCullough, Gary Gallagher, Scott Hartwig, Gone with the Wind, Gods & Generals, The Killer Angels, History-vs-Art
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