tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post8568997166606036411..comments2024-03-28T02:46:03.227-04:00Comments on The Historical Society: James McPherson and Gordon Wood on Writing HistoryRandallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-52926747177448319212010-09-13T14:54:39.180-04:002010-09-13T14:54:39.180-04:00That is a good source. (I liked seeing quite a fe...That is a good source. (I liked seeing quite a few recognizable books on Wood's shelves.) I keep a copy of Foner and Garraty's Reader's Companion to Am Hist at an arm's length from my desk. Not so good on religious topics, but excellent on most everything else.Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16755286304057000048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872819010848426693.post-3295392001075651802010-09-13T14:17:11.198-04:002010-09-13T14:17:11.198-04:00This is fascinating... but did anyone but me cring...This is fascinating... but did anyone but me cringe at his comment that it took "several months" to write that book? Only "several months"?!<br /><br />Still, I find it inspiring just to hear someone talk about producing, and how he does it.<br /><br />BTW, I believe there's a copy of Richard Morris's Encyclopedia of American History on the shelf by his desk. A great quick reference, and fairly easy to find in used book stores.hcrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334093881332383848noreply@blogger.com