Barbara W. Tuchman (1912–1989)
Forfatter af A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century
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Barbara W. Tuchman achieved prominence as a historian with The Zimmermann Telegram, and international fame with The Guns of August--a huge bestseller and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. There followed other successes, including The Proud Tower, Stilwell and the American Experience in China (also vis mere awarded the Pulitzer Prize), A Distant Mirror, The March of Folly, and The First Salute. vis mindre
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Værker af Barbara W. Tuchman
Kanonerne i august 1914 : beretningen om krigsudbruddet og de første kæmpeslag der blev afgørende… (1962) 6,539 eksemplarer
Een ezel stoot zich in het gemeen... 3 eksemplarer
Cardinal 2 eksemplarer
"Perdicaris Alive or Raisuli Dead," American Heritage, Vol. 10, August 1959, pp. 18-21, 98-101 1 eksemplar
August 1914 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
A World of Ideas : Conversations With Thoughtful Men and Women About American Life Today and the Ideas Shaping Our… (1989) — Interviewee — 548 eksemplarer
A Sense of History: The Best Writing from the Pages of American Heritage (1985) — Bidragyder — 463 eksemplarer
An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine (2000) — Bidragyder — 131 eksemplarer
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- Kanonisk navn
- Tuchman, Barbara W.
- Juridisk navn
- Wertheim Tuchman, Barbara
- Andre navne
- Tuchman, Barbara
- Fødselsdato
- 1912-01-30
- Dødsdag
- 1989-02-06
- Begravelsessted
- Temple Israel Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- New York, New York, USA
- Dødssted
- Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
- Dødsårsag
- stroke
- Bopæl
- New York, New York, USA
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Cos Cob, Connecticut, USA - Uddannelse
- Radcliffe College (BA|1933)
Walden School - Erhverv
- historica
Journalist
Writer - Organisationer
- Society of American Historians
Authors Guild
Office of War Information - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Jefferson Lecture (1980)
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Letters (1971, president 1979)
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1978)
Pulitzer Prize (1963, 1972)
National Book Award in History (1980)
St Louis Literary Award (1971) (vis alle 8)
Order of Leopold First Class
American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal (1978) - Agent
- William Loverd
- Kort biografi
- Writies about : Middle Ages, Renaissance, 1900
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Discussions
April-June Theme Read: War and Regions in Conflict i Reading Globally (februar 10)
GROUP READ: The Guns of August i 2013 Category Challenge (september 2013)
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When I began reading Dante’s Divine Comedy (not finished yet JEEZ), I realized how little I understood of 14th century western culture. For instance how the world of Dante reacted to his canticles - how his writings influenced culture. Anyway, I remembered to read this book. Which given the time we find ourselves in during a global pandemic .... this is triggering as fuck and also so goddamned well written. The parallels between then and now will ENRAGE you.
Anyway, the author’s writing is entertaining and everyone should read PARTS of this book. I get that 14th century plague and cultural commentary may not be for everyone, but if nothing else read the preface.… (mere)