Where did the historians who wrote state and national history books get the information for their accounts? from historical markers
from local people who told their stories
from other history books
from legends and myths

b. cronkite, a trusted television personality, declared that the war was unwinnable and told the american people that the government had better find a way out

even though it went against everything the news anchors typically stood for, cronkite voiced an opinion and took a stance, telling the us that there was no way they were going to win, the war was going to end in a stalemate. 

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