History as Bunk
100 Historical Things, Number 10
I have a load of work to do, but a small thing has been niggling at the back of my mind...
Does anyone have any idea what Henry Ford was talking about when he said the following?
History is more or less bunk.
I know it as a famous quote, but have no idea of the context or what he was on about. I would be most grateful for enlightenment if anyone knows the answer! And it would fit in awfully nicely with my very broad theme of ways of thinking about history.
I have a load of work to do, but a small thing has been niggling at the back of my mind...
Does anyone have any idea what Henry Ford was talking about when he said the following?
History is more or less bunk.
I know it as a famous quote, but have no idea of the context or what he was on about. I would be most grateful for enlightenment if anyone knows the answer! And it would fit in awfully nicely with my very broad theme of ways of thinking about history.