Writing History

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Original publication date: 1941 (First Edition) (First Edition); 1967 (Second Edition Revised) (Second Edition Revised)

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Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 907.2 — History & geography History Education, research, related topics of history Research
LCC: D16.2 .K45 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania History (General) General

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