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There are people who are trying to write history for the general reader who can be quite tedious. that said, i do feel in my heart of hearts that if history isn't well written, it isn't going to be read, and if it isn't read it's going to die.
-David McCullough
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David McCullough
There are people who are trying to write history for the general reader who can be quite tedious. that said, i do feel in my heart of hearts that if history isn't well written, it isn't going to be read, and if it isn't read it's going to die.
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