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Post by Jim Boylston on Mar 24, 2008 9:45:10 GMT -5
Even though my "to read" pile is near unmanagable, I've had so many recommendations for Doris Kearns Goodwin's "Team of Rivals" that I finally took the plunge.
So far, thumbs up. Anyone else tackled this one?
Jim
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Post by Allen Wiener on Mar 24, 2008 19:40:52 GMT -5
I'm still sore at her for plagiarizing and admitting it. But, what the heck.
AW
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Post by Jim Boylston on Mar 24, 2008 23:52:35 GMT -5
I'm still sore at her for plagiarizing and admitting it. But, what the heck. AW Yeah, what's up with that? That was the Roosevelt book, right? Was it out and out plagiarism or was a source uncredited? I don't remember the details. This book is engaging, though. Jim |
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Post by Allen Wiener on Mar 25, 2008 7:49:25 GMT -5
I can't recall, but I think it may have been the Roosevelt. I don't know the extent of the plagiarism, but she did fess up; nonetheless, seemed not to lose credibility and got another best seller with this new book. It was around the same time that Ambrose admitted that he plagiarized. Joseph Ellis got in a jam at the same time, but not for plagiarism; he lied to his students by telling them he'd served in Vietnam. Mount Holyoke College suspended him for a year. I don't know if Goodwin was penalized at all.
When someone turns out the number of books that Ambrose did in relatively short time, I often wonder who did all the research on them; they have to have student interns or others doing some of the fact grubbing. If so, who does the fact-checking on that?
It's a dangerous world out there in the library!
AW
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