History hunting : a guide for fellow adventurers

Author(s)

• Cortada, James W.

Bibliographic Information

History hunting : a guide for fellow adventurers

James W. Cortada

M.E. Sharpe, c2012

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The book offers guidance to aspiring historians at every stage and in every walk of life, from practical advice on tackling and organizing projects to recommendations for finding and using resources of all kinds, whether at the local library or historical society or on the world wide web. It is intended to be a serious guide to the best practices for researchers as well as a good read as a collection of research stories. The author includes useful bibliographies, vetted websites, and practical advice on doing research well.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. In the Beginning 2. The Perfect Project 3. Studying the Age of Information 4. The Hunt for My Family's History 5. Big-Game Hunting 6. Great Hunters I Have Known 7. Researcher as Archivist 8. Into the Mind of the Historian 9. Using History for Fun and Profit 10. The Future of the Hunt Index

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Details

• NCID: BB11448256
• ISBN:
  • 9780765633224
• LCCN: 2011040653
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Armonk, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 281 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : D16
  • DC23 : 907.2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : History -- Research
  • LCSH : History -- Methodology
  • LCSH : Cortada, James W. -- Career in history
  • LCSH : Historians -- United States