Hindsight is the lowest form of intelligenceβexcept for historians. In this handy collection of Ambeth Ocampoβs βLooking Backβ column pieces, the popular historian digs deep and looks back carefully at events, places and important people who make up the countryβs history.
Looking Back 2: Dirty Dancing (Looking Back Series)
β Scribed by Ambeth Ocampo
- Publisher
- Anvil Publishing Inc.
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 73
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Ambeth Ocampo always makes historical figures come alive, blemishes and all, and with his curious eye, make our heroes very human and not the mythic figures that we want to make of them. [He] makes history enjoyable reading while at the same time makes it anchor us to the past and therefore, and hopefully, prepares us for the future.β β F. Sionil Jose, National Artist for Literature
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