After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection

Chapter 4 in the After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection textbook.

When historians examine a microcosm of the past what are some of the methods they use to unravel the past?

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Answered by Jill W on 12 Feb 13:03

In Chapter Four, we learn that Turner's theory of the study of history claimed that historians should look at factors such a geography, climate and similar elements in drawing a full picture of the past.

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After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection