Quote by: Gordon S. Wood

Much of history is fragmentary and essentially anachronistic – condemning the past for not being more like the present. It has no real interest in the pastness of the past.


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Author Bio


  • NameGordon S. Wood
  • DescriptionAmerican historian
  • BornNovember 27, 1933
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Pulitzer Prize For History; National Humanities Medal