Historical Methods and Practice Panel
Jill Lepore is the author of numerous books, including The Name of War and New York Burning, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She is currently an American history professor and chair of the history and literature program at Harvard University.
David Levering Lewis is the author of several books, including two biographies of W.E.B. Du Bois, W.E.B. Du Bois, 1868-1919: Biography of a Race and W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963, that have each won the Pulitzer Prize for biography.
Megan Marshall is the author of The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism, which was a finalist for th
Eric Foner moderated a panel discussion, "How Can We Know (and Tell) What Happened in the Past?, with authors Jill Lepore, David Levering Le… read more
Eric Foner moderated a panel discussion, "How Can We Know (and Tell) What Happened in the Past?, with authors Jill Lepore, David Levering Lewis, Megan Marshall, and Patricia O’Toole. The discussion focused on research findings that changed the panelists' mind, and then, they responded to audience members' questions.
Jill Lepore is the author of numerous books, including The Name of War and New York Burning, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She is currently an American history professor and chair of the history and literature program at Harvard University.
David Levering Lewis is the author of several books, including two biographies of W.E.B. Du Bois, W.E.B. Du Bois, 1868-1919: Biography of a Race and W.E.B. Du Bois: The Fight for Equality and the American Century, 1919-1963, that have each won the Pulitzer Prize for biography.
Megan Marshall is the author of The Peabody Sisters: Three Women Who Ignited American Romanticism, which was a finalist for th close
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