One of the questions I face when working on a book about a historical event is whether I should visit the actual place that I'm writing about. No matter how scrupulously maintained a historic house or battlefield may be, it is nothing like it was in the long-ago past.
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"One of the questions I face when working on a book about a historical event is whether I should visit the actual place that I'm writing about. No matter how scrupulously maintained a historic house or battlefield may be, it is nothing like it was in the long-ago past." — Nathaniel Philbrick
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One of the questions I face when working on a book about a historical event is whether I should visit the actual place that I'm writing about. No matter how scrupulously maintained a historic house or battlefield may be, it is nothing like it was in the long-ago past. — Nathaniel Philbrick
About Nathaniel Philbrick
Nathaniel Philbrick was a Author from United States (1956–present).
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This quote is attributed to Nathaniel Philbrick, a Author from United States.
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Nathaniel Philbrick lived from 1956 – present.