Donald Creighton Professions : Historian Born : July 15, 1902 Died : December 19, 1979 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Donald Creighton History is the record of encounters between character and circumstance. Donald Creighton encounters character history Government is an art, not a science, and an adventure, not a planned itinerary. Donald Creighton government adventure art History is the record of an encounter between character and circumstances. Donald Creighton Similar Authors Abram L. Sachar historian Bryan Ward-Perkins historian Bruce Catton historian Bruce Bartlett historian Brian Crozier historian Allan Nevins historian All Authors