Historian Candice Millard spins yarns that would have made stellar Victorian adventure books for boys; they have certainly sparked a lust for adventure that lingers in me. The author was formerly an editor at National Geographic, which explains her flair for these tales. Like all great writing, one senses that Millard’s is grounded in lived experience, …
Candice Millard and the Revival of History as Literature
Is History Boring? Only if You Write Boring History.
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