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Barbara W. Tuchman

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

January 30, 1912

Died

February 06, 1989

Genre

History, Biography

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Barbara Wertheim Tuchman, historian, won a Pulitzer Prize for The Guns of August (1962) and for Stilwell and the American Experience in China (1971).

As an author, Tuchman focused on popular production. Her clear, dramatic storytelling covered topics as diverse as the 14th century and World War I and sold millions of copies.

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Average rating: 4.12 · 161,523 ratings · 8,745 reviews · 55 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Guns of August 4.18 avg rating — 85,156 ratings — published 1962 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century 4.05 avg rating — 44,328 ratings — published 1978 — 128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Proud Tower: A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914 4.13 avg rating — 9,741 ratings — published 1965 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam 4.03 avg rating — 7,387 ratings — published 1984 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Zimmermann Telegram 4.05 avg rating — 5,215 ratings — published 1958 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stilwell and the American Experience in China, 1911-45 4.16 avg rating — 3,772 ratings — published 1971 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Salute : View of the American Revolution 3.94 avg rating — 2,966 ratings — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour 3.81 avg rating — 1,338 ratings — published 1956 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practicing History: Selected Essays 3.96 avg rating — 837 ratings — published 1981 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guns of August / The Proud Tower by Barbara W. Tuchman, Margaret MacMillan (Editor) 4.39 avg rating — 285 ratings — published 1962 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Barbara W. Tuchman

A Distant Mirror (2 books)
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Barbara W. Tuchman,

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2024 4th Quarter Long Reads

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace, 1996, 1088 pages

53 votes, 24.2%

The Guns of August by Barbara W. Tuchman, 1962, 658 pages

38 votes, 17.4%

Lorna Doone by R.D. Blackmore, 1869, 800 pages

33 votes, 15.1%

The Good Soldier Švejk by Jaroslav Hašek, 1921, 752 pages

29 votes, 13.2%

The Dollmaker by Harriette Simpson Arnow, 1954, 608 pages

27 votes, 12.3%

Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings by Abolqasem Ferdowsi, 1010, 1040 pages

17 votes, 7.8%

East Lynne by Mrs. Henry Wood, 1861, 704 pages

13 votes, 5.9%

On the Niemen by Eliza Orzeszkowa, 1888, 658 pages

9 votes, 4.1%

219 total votes

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