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A Short History of the World: H. G. Wells: 1922 Non-fiction An expanded, Spanish-language translation of A Short History of the World, discussing recent world events, was banned by Spanish censors in 1940. This edition of A Short History was not published in Spain until 1963. In two 1948 reports, Spanish censors gave a list of objections to the ...
One reviewer called this particular edition "a Baskett full of errors" due the abundance of typographical errors. One copy sold for $5,000 in 2008. [27] "The Fools Bible", from 1763: Psalm 14:1 [28] reads "the fool hath said in his heart there is a God", rather than "there is no God". The printers were fined £3,000 and all copies ordered ...
History is a social resource that contributes to shaping national identity, culture, and the public memory. Through the study of history, people are imbued with a particular cultural identity; therefore, by negatively revising history, the negationist can craft a specific, ideological identity.
In the field of military history, historians sometimes use what is known as the "fog of war technique" in hopes of avoiding the historian's fallacy. In this approach, the actions and decisions of the historical subject (such as a military commander) are evaluated primarily on the basis of what that person knew at the time, and not on future ...
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As well as getting its facts wrong, EB omits all the broader reasons why Palmer is important in the history of golf: his charismatic prominence in the early TV era; his rivalry with Nicklaus; his popularisation of the British Open in the U.S; his status as the first client of the key figure in the history of sports marketing (Mark McCormack).
The government has been warned not to be “on the wrong side of history” as the plight of prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms was compared to high-profile scandals involving the Post ...
The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History is a work of paleoconservative [citation needed] literature covering various issues in U.S. history by Thomas E. Woods, published in December 2004. This book was the first in the Politically Incorrect Guide series published by Regnery Publishing , who view the series as covering topics without ...