A lot of what we know to be history isntit serves a purpose. Events are exaggerated, heroes fabricated, goals are rewritten to appear more noble than they actually were. All to manipulate public opinion, to manufacture a common purpose or enemy. And the cornerstone of a really great movement? A powerful symbol. Take away or tarnish that and everything starts to crumble, everythings questioned.
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About Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead
Louise Penny, Bury Your Dead.
Themes
- History — Lessons from the past and the arc of human civilisation