Project Gutenberg 2008-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 98 Rhodes, James Ford 1848 1927 Historical Essays Produced by Ted Garvin, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Historical Essays" by James Ford Rhodes is a collection of historical essays written during the early 20th century. The essays draw upon Rhodes's insights into the writing of history, the profession of historians, and the significance of historical narratives. This compilation serves as a reflection on the methods of historical investigation and the way history intertwines with literature, culture, and the human experience. At the start of the work, the author presents a preface where he acknowledges the collaborative efforts involved in producing the essays. He discusses the theme of history as an enduring subject of interest, emphasizing the need for fresh perspectives while recognizing the discipline's foundational figures. Rhodes articulates the qualifications for writing history and highlights the balance between meticulous research and engaging narrative. His examination includes references to notable historians from antiquity, such as Herodotus, Thucydides, and Tacitus, as well as the evolving role of historians in contemporary society, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the historical profession and its methodologies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History Great Britain -- History United States -- History E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 734846 734855 2024-09-11T03:54:47.311091 2023-09-11T07:31:27.191146 text/html text/html 720585 2021-01-03T11:55:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 239667 2021-01-03T11:55:39 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295897 2024-09-11T03:54:59.902065 application/epub+zip 310048 2024-09-11T03:54:50.225096 application/epub+zip 310050 2024-09-11T03:54:48.728070 application/epub+zip 626590 2024-09-11T03:55:07.226973 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560384 2024-09-11T03:54:58.755032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 560244 2022-09-11T13:35:22.954339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578191 578094 2024-09-11T03:54:45.625063 2023-09-11T07:31:25.311134 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 578000 2021-01-03T11:55:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 215632 2021-01-03T11:55:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 578027 2021-01-03T11:55:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 215516 2021-01-03T11:55:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20380 2024-09-11T03:55:07.381963 application/rdf+xml 14574 2024-09-11T03:54:49.157101 image/jpeg 3779 2024-09-11T03:54:48.944121 image/jpeg 286636 2024-09-11T03:54:47.365088 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog