Barbara W. Tuchman Quote
When a pope's election could not be explained rationally, it was attributed to the Holy Ghost.
Barbara W. Tuchman
When a pope's election could not be explained rationally, it was attributed to the Holy Ghost.
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About Barbara W. Tuchman
Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (; January 30, 1912 – February 6, 1989) was an American historian, journalist and author. She won the Pulitzer Prize twice, for The Guns of August (1962), a best-selling history of the prelude to and the first month of World War I, and Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971), a biography of General Joseph Stilwell.
Tuchman focused on writing popular history.
Tuchman focused on writing popular history.