Asking questions about small facts are what helps us determine what is history. Throughout the paper the authors pointed out things that I and maybe others may tend to look over. Such as when the author began to ask questions about Silas Deane’s possible suicide, prior to that conclusion an array of questions were put out such as “did Silas eat breakfast?” or “when did he leave the table?” (Deane, 4). Not only do the authors help establish this, but also explain why they matter. To these authors “the past is not history; only the raw material of it” (Deane,
Asking questions about small facts are what helps us determine what is history. Throughout the paper the authors pointed out things that I and maybe others may tend to look over. Such as when the author began to ask questions about Silas Deane’s possible suicide, prior to that conclusion an array of questions were put out such as “did Silas eat breakfast?” or “when did he leave the table?” (Deane, 4). Not only do the authors help establish this, but also explain why they matter. To these authors “the past is not history; only the raw material of it” (Deane,