Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
8-30-2012
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
I have to admit something: when it comes to interpretation, I'm making this all up as I go along. I don't have some magical cache of best practices stored up, waiting to deposit them week after week in posts here on the blog. Most of what I know about interpretation I've stumbled upon, either in the thoughts of others shamelessly stolen and added to my toolbox or as rough experiments based on my so-called common sense. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Facts, Damned Lies and Statistics: A 55 Year Stumbling Block" (2012). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 117.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/117
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Comments
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public is written by alum and adjunct professor, John Rudy. Each post is his own opinions, musings, discussions, and questions about the Civil War era, public history, historical interpretation, and the future of history. In his own words, it is "a blog talking about how we talk about a war where over 600,000 died, 4 million were freed and a nation forever changed. Meditating on interpretation, both theory and practice, at no charge to you."