In Chapter 1 of “What Is History,” Carr demonstrates how one should use historical facts. Most importantly Carr shows that in the 19th century, historians of the west, for the most part, had a positivist view. What this means is that they viewed historical facts as information that was not aligned with any person’s opinion. Carr noted that this view is faulty because historians choose which facts of the past are deemed historical fact if they’re important enough. For example, Carr states that millions of people crossed the Rubicon, a river in Northeast Italy, but historians picked the moment Julius Caesar crossed the very same river as historical fact. Ultimately, Carr states that historians depending on their own bias can determine what is
