Essays on Historians

The Myth of the Robber Barons by Burton Folsom describes the specific qualities and actions of industrial leaders during the gilded age. Previously, Carnegie, Rockefeller, and Vanderbilt were understood as “robber barons” who caused corruption, monopoly, and price increases on their goods and services for…

Primary source documents are significant tools for historians when trying to acquire a complete picture of civilizations and events from the past. The most crucial piece of information for historians to remember when analyzing primary documents, whatever the source may be, is to consider: who…

In his book, The Landscape of History (2002), John Gaddis explores the methods which historians employ in order to examine past events and how to best apply the knowledge obtained from these periods of time into the workings of contemporary societies. It was apparent to…