02421cam a2200361M  4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020003600069020003900105020002800144020003100172035002400203035002100227040002200248041000800270043001200278050002600290082000800316100004500324245008800369260005700457300002400514504006400538505088800602520027901490650005801769650004701827650005401874650005401928651003501982651004202017BJBSDDR20230404125751.0ta091213s2005    ilu           000 u eng d  a0226821935 (cloth : alk. paper)  a9780226821931 (cloth : alk. paper)  a0226821943 (alk. paper)  a9780226821948 (alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)ocn487470582  a(OCoLC)487470582  aDKDLAbdancDKDLA  aspa  an-us---14a002 E 175bT993h 200500a9731 aTyrrell, Ian R. d1947- q(Ian Robert), 10aHistorians in public :bthe practice of American history, 1890-1970 /cIan Tyrrell.  aChicago, Ill. :bUniversity of Chicago Press,c2005.  axii, 348 p.c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 257-328) and index.0 aWhat's wrong with history? the contemporary context -- The great Jeremiad: the history of historical specialization -- professional historians, amateurs, and nonacademic audiences, 1890-1939 / Searching for the general reader -- Allan Nevins and friends, 1930s-1950s / The crusade against pedantry and its aftermath -- Movies made history and history made movies -- how the American Historical Association sought to meet a mass culture / Radio days -- progressives and teachers before World War II / Contesting the retreat from the schools -- American history and the school curriculum in war and peace / The patriots' call -- public and applied history, 1890-1930 / Going public -- History making in the New Deal state -- World War II, the Cold War, and remaking history / States of war -- connecting and disconnecting with public audiences / The state, the local, and the national.  aShows that the perceived threat to history is recurrent, exaggerated, and often misunderstood. This book shows, the utility of history is a distinctive theme throughout the history of the discipline, as is the attempt to be responsive to public issues among pressure groups. 0aHistoriographyzUnited StatesxHistoryy20th century. 4aHistoriografíazEstados UnidosySiglo XX 0aHistorianszUnited StatesxHistoryy20th century. 4aHistoriadoreszEstados unidosxHistoriaySiglo XX 4aUnited StatesxHistoriography. 4aEstados Unidos xHistoria ySiglo XX