![]() ![]() Without letters, diaries, newspaper articles, I can’t have dialogue or any of the little details that, I hope, will make a story come alive. Most of all, I have to have access to an enormous quantity of primary source material. It has to have great characters and tangential storylines that support the central narrative but are fascinating in their own right. It has to be a strong enough story that it can carry along with it fairly weighty subjects, from natural history to the evolution of warfare. Is there a method you follow to select a subject?Ī: Mostly I’m just looking for a great story, but I do have a few criteria. You have managed to find some compelling periods of your subjects’ lives that don’t get a lot of attention. Q: Candice Millard, thank you for taking the time to talk with The National. ![]() Millard answered questions about the book, and writing history, from The National’s Jim Swearingen. In her latest book, Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, A Daring Escape, and the Making of Winston Churchill, Millard delves into another illuminating moment in the life of a major historical figure - telling the story of a youthful Churchill’s adventures in Africa during the Boer War. ![]() In Destiny of the Republic, she explored the assassination of James Garfield. In The River of Doubt, historian Candice Millard followed Theodore Roosevelt on a harrowing adventure along the Amazon River. ![]()
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