Making History: The Storytellers Who Shaped the Past

Making History is a book that explores the lives of those who have charted human history, and the agendas that informed their world views. It is epic, authoritative, and entertaining, and delves into the origins of history-writing through to television and the digital age. It is rich in character, complex truths, and surprising anecdotes, and will lead us to think anew about our past and ourselves.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 784 pages
Publication date: 16 March 2023
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

An immense and effervescent compilation of a book, truly marvelous!
The Daily Telegraph
Witty, wise, and elegant, a classic of history itself!
The Spectator
Grave and witty, suave yet pointed, full of energy!
Hilary Mantel
An enthralling investigation, consistently entertaining!
The Times
Epic, whatever Cohen writes about, he writes about with brio!
New Yorker
Who writes the past? And how do the biases of storytellers, whether Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare, or Simon Schama, influence our ideas about history today?

Epic, authoritative, and entertaining, Making History delves into the lives of those who have charted human history—professional historians, witnesses, novelists, journalists, and propagandists—to discover the agendas that informed their world views and, in so many ways, have informed ours. From the origins of history-writing to television and the digital age, Making History abounds in captivating figures brought to vivid life, from Thucydides and Tacitus to Voltaire and Gibbon, from Winston Churchill to Mary Beard. Rich in character, complex truths, and surprising anecdotes, the result is a unique exploration of both the aims and craft of history-making that will lead us to think anew about our past and ourselves.

Weight: 598g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 48 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474615792