Past Imperfect

For many years, those who wrote and taught the narrative of American history omitted the experiences of a significant proportion of the population in favor of a perspective that was predominantly white, male, and Protestant. Eventually a new history emerged, written in part by radicals and liberals [...]
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For many years, those who wrote and taught the narrative of American history omitted the experiences of a significant proportion of the population in favor of a perspective that was predominantly white, male, and Protestant. Eventually a new history emerged, written in part by radicals and liberals who had little use for the noble and heroic. By the 1990s, history was a minefield of competing passions on which four of the nations most respected historians-Michael Bellesiles, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Stephen Ambrose and Joseph Ellis-were almost destroyed. Past Imperfect, which now includes a new chapter and a revised epilogue, is a fascinating look at the challenges of historical interpretation, the issue of plagiarism, and on history as a profession.