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 patterns of storytelling.
Whatever their origins or timing, all these stories tell more than appears on the
surface. They speak, often in…
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