Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Buonaparte and Historic Certainties Respecting the Early History of America

<p>Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Buonaparte is a satirical essay by Richard Whately Archbishop of Dublin first published in 1819. In it Whately applies the same methods of historical criticism used by skeptics to question the existence of Jesus Christ to question the existence of Napoleon Bonaparte. He argues that the evidence for Napoleon's existence is no more convincing than the evidence for the existence of figures in ancient mythology.</p><p>Bound with it is Historic Certainties Respecting the Early History of America by William Fitzgerald which was written as a response to Whately's essay and argues for the application of similar skeptical methods to examine the early history of America.</p><p>This volume offers a fascinating glimpse into 19th-century debates about historical methodology and the nature of evidence. It remains a relevant and thought-provoking examination of how we construct and interpret the past.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>