Meditations on History, Historians, and the Past

Meditations on History, Historians, and the Past includes more than 2,000 entries providing insights into the definition of history, the role of historians, and the value of past experiences on present-day decisions and future planning. Each entry is SOURCED, VERIFIED, FOOTNOTED, and IN CONTEXT. The entries are from more than 1,500 contributors, including prominent, diverse, and little-known historians, writers, philosophers, poets, artists, playwrights, scientists, politicians, and others. While this is in fact a book of quotations, think of it as a book of meditations because the quotes get the reader to think about history, its practitioners, and the significance of the discipline.