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...especially impressed by the class of people I am going in with, a lot of which I have been huge admirers of,” Klarman added, pointing to James McPherson??whom he described as “one of the best civil war historians ever”—and Nelson Mandela, who was elected as a Foreign Honorary Member...

Author: By Margherita Pignatelli, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: AAAS Taps 17 Profs as Members | 4/28/2009 | See Source »

...Nation magazine that he had counted “at least 120” errors, “large and small,” in Geoffrey Perret’s last book, “Lincoln’s War.” Perret should have been proud that McPherson??arguably the world’s leading living Civil War historian—took the time to tally all the mistakes in the volume. It places Perret a cut above the many writers who toil away in both inaccuracy and obscurity...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Finding Perret’s Fictions | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

Instead of viewing McPherson??s faultfinding as a badge of honor, though, Perret responded to reviews of “Lincoln’s War” by leaving the reality-based community altogether...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Finding Perret’s Fictions | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

...prefix as well. He has substituted ideology for methodology and invective for insight. He habitually uses phrases like “shit in a silk stocking” to describe Cabinet members and high-level aides. Would a count of Perret’s errors this time top McPherson??s mark of 120? Maybe, but more to the point, why would anyone waste the time tabulating...

Author: By Daniel J. Hemel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Finding Perret’s Fictions | 2/22/2007 | See Source »

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