It was the perfect ending to a compelling historical narrative, set alongside the natural splendours of Alaska itself.
And she maintains that tricky balance between engrossing historical narrative and cultural theory.
The authors say the curriculum needs to include the Muslim contribution to world history in order "to counter the types of historical narrative that are available on the internet" which encourage radicalisation among young Muslims and anti-Muslim prejudice among young white Britons.
The flow seems entirely natural, even if hundreds of the items on view (among them tapestries, jewels, armour, bubbling fountains, embroidered copes, decorated caskets and ivories such as the Symmachi panel, pictured) are more notable for their aesthetic appeal than for their contribution to an historical narrative.
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But the Titanic's chroniclers tend to put their moral narrative ahead of their historical one.
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Even though Pollack ostensibly transitions from quasi-memoir to quasi-historical fiction, he approaches his narrative with the enthusiasm of a writer who has been longing to break free from the strictures of reality.
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Usually, looking back on some important recent historical event, some kind of master narrative emerges about why things happened.
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The author, Cecelia Holland, mostly writes historical fiction, and she has an eye for narrative that really teases out motivations and a feel for what the era was like.
One warning, though: given that her overall narrative suggests that female literary status has been subject to historical ups and downs, one cannot assume women's writing will always be seen in the same light.
But even putting aside the fact that pre-war America is one of the richest settings of the modern era, in terms of potential for rich narrative, this book just feels more like fantasy than historical fiction.
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In a readable narrative style, this wee book packs more information, insight and historical perspective than do most volumes many times its length.
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