tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post1835600597277204794..comments2024-03-17T14:55:33.289-06:00Comments on American Creation: The Huck Gets His History On (or Off)Brad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-77574808663781919052011-05-21T15:17:33.921-06:002011-05-21T15:17:33.921-06:00While I think it's perfectly legitimate to cri...While I think it's perfectly legitimate to critique Huckabee's (or anyone else's for that matter) views on history, isn't claiming that we can understand or impart "TRUE" history, problematic in it's own way? <br /><br />It seems to me that many historians do their best to get at what really happened and obviously educating lay people about the importance of primary sources is vital to cutting through much historic "mythology." And I understand one historian feeling that he may have a better handle on the past than another. But in reality, very good professional historians do have differences of opinions and dispute all sorts of things, "facts" included.<br /><br />Seeing that phrase "TRUE history" makes me wonder whose "TRUE history" are we talking about? I am all for getting as close to historic truth as we can but isn't claiming to to know or be able to get at the "TRUE history" fraught with a certain kind of hubris? I would say that through making effort we can get closer to it, but actually getting it whole, complete, and "TRUE". mmmmm......<br /><br />HarryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-77778319936120963552011-05-19T17:44:05.525-06:002011-05-19T17:44:05.525-06:00Las Casas wrote a very accurate history of Columbu...<i> Las Casas wrote a very accurate history of Columbus that both praised him for the good he did and chastised him for the bad.</i><br /><br />I didn't know that. That's some motherlode stuff, Joe!Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-64024914452555474562011-05-19T07:40:28.923-06:002011-05-19T07:40:28.923-06:00Agree whole heartedly that the good has to be pres...Agree whole heartedly that the good has to be presented with the bad. I know we differ a bit on the impact of Columbus on the Americas but this is a good example of making sure the good comes out with the bad.<br /><br />Of course, in the case of Columbus and the Scholastics he was influenced by and influenced I think the distortion in the anti-American movement is not digging to find a lot of the good he did. <br /><br />Not to mention Las Casas that followed him. In fact, Las Casas wrote a very accurate history of Columbus that both praised him for the good he did and chastised him for the bad.<br /><br />Though most of the horror stories were done by men he did not choose and when he was not there. <br /><br />"Admiral of the Ocean Sea" is the best book written on him and a man named Eliot writes a good book on the history of Spain that sheds light on the impact that Aragon had on our world. <br /><br />I know this is not "American Creation" in the sense of USA but does illustrate you well put point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13525858551867530960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-1039996737623081482011-05-17T06:22:28.158-06:002011-05-17T06:22:28.158-06:00So, who was this guy?
http://www.marshallhall.org...So, who was this guy?<br /><br />http://www.marshallhall.org/hanson.html<br />.Phil Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06756814849309388483noreply@blogger.com