[history] critical review "the Ghost Map"

In this section you will write a critical review of Johnson The Ghost Map.

The novel is a work of popular history and it is your job to explain what value you think it has in helping people

understand the time period that it was set. It is important to note that a book review is not the same thing as a book

report. Only a brief summary of the book is necessary. The majority of your space should be spent on analyzing

the novel. Based upon the course lectures and readings, do you think that the novel is a fair representation of

industrial London? What value does the novel have for history students? By referring to specific examples from the

novel, are you able to draw on any potential downsides or drawbacks of popular history? What are the positive

aspects of popular history? What use do you think popular history has in the academic study of history?