Reading Abraham Lincoln: An expert/expert study in the interpretation of historical texts

Cognitive Science

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 319-346

  Wineburg, Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0032110805     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15516709cog2203_3     Document Type: Article

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