Practicing history : selected essays / by Barbara W. Tuchman. Tuchman, Barbara W. (Barbara Wertheim), 1912-1989.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.

vi, 306 p. ; 25 cm.

From thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. Here is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent "practicing history."