told in many forms, often disguised
as something else. Most of the stories at the time came in letters or diaries or reports,
fashioned from whatever materials were close at hand. Speeches, made up on the spot
or carefully crafted for the world to read, told stories that placed blame and laid out
strategies. Newspaper articles written overnight shaped fragments and reports into
narratives of victory and loss. Memoirs, short stories, novels, and histories written
months or years later wove new…
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