A "must have" for students taking any history course that requires writing,A Short Guide to Writing About Historystresses thinking and writing like a historian.Writing essays, resource papers, writing and researching history.Any one who writes about history.

PREFACE TO THE FIFTH EDITION

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PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION

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1 WRITING AND HISTORY

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STORIES ABOUT THE PAST INTENDED TO BE TRUE

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WRITING HISTORY AS A WAY OF THINKING

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BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR HISTORY ESSAYS

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Writer's checklist

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2 THINKING ABOUT HISTORY

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QUESTIONING SOURCES

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MAKING INFERENCES

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EVALUATING MATERIALS

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3 MODES OF HISTORICAL WRITING

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DESCRIPTION

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NARRATIVE

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EXPOSITION

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ARGUMENT

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4 GATHERING INFORMATION

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FOCUSING ON YOUR TOPIC

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CONSIDERING POTENTIAL SOURCES

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DOING RESEARCH

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5 TAKING NOTES AND WRITING DRAFTS

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RECORDING INFORMATION AND IDEAS

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ORGANIZING YOUR ESSAY

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WRITING AND REVISING DRAFTS

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6 WRITING IN AN ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT

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QUESTIONING

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RESEARCH

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EVALUATION

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ORGANIZATION

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REVISION

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7 WRITING CONVENTIONS AND STYLE

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SIMPLE AND DIRECT WRITING

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EVIDENCE AND QUOTATIONS

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WORD FORMS AND PUNCTUATION

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THE FINAL PRESENTATION

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8 DOCUMENTING SOURCES

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BASIC PRINCIPLES

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ELECTRONIC SOURCES

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NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

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APPENDIX A SAMPLE STUDENT RESEARCH PAPER

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APPENDIX B SHORTER ESSAYS (AND EXAMINATIONS)

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APPENDIX C BOOK REVIEWS

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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STUDENT RESOURCES

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CREDITS

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INDEX

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