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From a blog I enjoy frequenting, the writer praises all those "amateur" historians out there who do valuable work. We don't always need that college degree in history to make valuable contributions to the study of history:
https://www.relicsandbones.com/blog/thank-god-for-autodidacts
https://www.relicsandbones.com/blog/thank-god-for-autodidacts
There is one more thing that I really like about this book. This effort proves, beyond any shadow of a doubt, that “amateur” archaeologists and historians are making serious and dramatic contributions to the study of history and archeology. Dancy’s work is a textbook example of how passion and practice can lead to expertise in almost any field without formal training.
American autodidacts have contributed some of the most respected works in the fields of archeology and history. Shelby Foote, a college dropout, wrote one of the definitive works on the American Civil War. Bruce Catton, another renowned Civil War historian, was also a college drop out.
American autodidacts have contributed some of the most respected works in the fields of archeology and history. Shelby Foote, a college dropout, wrote one of the definitive works on the American Civil War. Bruce Catton, another renowned Civil War historian, was also a college drop out.