Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
4-4-2013
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Sometimes, historians (both public and academic) seem to have this oddly overblown sense of self-worth. I'll admit that I'm prone to this every so often. I'm wont to note that historic sites are temples of democracy, that interpreters ultimately are in the business of creating citizens and saving America and that in defining the past we find the present and chart the course for the future. [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "We're Not Important: Historian in an Operating Room" (2013). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 72.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/72
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."