tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post7985870175208923190..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: “We should be suspicious of stories.”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-54735129928259563642012-01-14T02:13:49.620-05:002012-01-14T02:13:49.620-05:00Loved the post. I agree that stories can be mislea...Loved the post. I agree that stories can be misleading. They leave stuff out. They have to. Reality is a complex, confusing, jumbled wash of subjects and objects, and when you're describing anything, or telling any story, you have to pick and choose what to include and what to leave out. But stories are what makes history so much fun! There has to be a way to keep the drama of history while telling the truth! There just has to. I think the trick is to include what's important (and not bend it for effect) and leave out what's irrelevant. Of course this is tough, if not impossible. My name is Charlie Stanford, by the way. I'm a history student who just started a history blog. I love yours and I'd love it if you check out my first post at skinnyhistory.wordpress.com. In it, I try to dispel another story most of us have come to accept. Thanks!SkinnyHistoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086964415806598472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-31407437519244369262012-01-13T19:27:32.365-05:002012-01-13T19:27:32.365-05:00J.L. - to exactly the point you're talking abo...J.L. - to exactly the point you're talking about is why I love the book series "Opposing Viewpoints in World History" and specifically their book of "The American Revolution". British & American points of view are given through essays, articles and letters written prior to and during the War for Independence. Feelings of Parliament getting tough on the rebels and Patriots getting tough on King George III abound, each expounding upon stories to make their point. But plenty of middle ground by both sides are also explored; enough to remind the reader that things weren't always seen as black & white, good & evil...even while it was happening in the 1770s.John L. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827783825431694038noreply@blogger.com