Throughout this essay, we add parentheses (in square brackets) and ellipses to direct quotations for greater clarity unless noted otherwise.2 Historiography refers to one or any combination of the following: the writing of history; the study of the theories, techniques, and histories of historical research and historical writing, the methods of major historians; and a body of historical literature (Becker 1938; Vann 2021; https:// www. Merri am-Webst er. com Dictionary 2022a).