History’s Peter Shulman talks about his interest in David Macauley’s book, “Castle”

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Slate.com: Peter Shulman, assistant professor of history, explained why David Macauley’s book, Castle, sparked his interest in history. “It wasn’t just about a building, but the process of its construction. It was about why a thirteenth-century lord would want to build a castle at all,” he said.