The principles of training students to think and write like historians set forth by Richard Marius continue as A Short Guide to Writing About History remains the premier writing resource for all history students. The sixth edition, with expanded coverage of technology and writing, has been updated to address key issues facing today's writer. It continues to explore the writing and researching processes, illustrate the different modes of historical writing, and provide guidelines for improving style.

PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION

ix

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION

xii

1 WRITING AND HISTORY

1

(28)

STORIES ABOUT THE PAST INTENDED TO BE TRUE

1

(3)

WRITING HISTORY AS A WAY OF THINKING

4

(4)

BASIC PRINCIPLES FOR HISTORY ESSAYS

8

(21)

Writer's Checklist

28

(1)

2 THINKING ABOUT HISTORY

29

(26)

QUESTIONING SOURCES

32

(8)

HISTORICAL FALLACIES

40

(2)

MAKING INFERENCES

42

(6)

EVALUATING MATERIALS

48

(7)

Writer's Checklist

54

(1)

3 MODES OF HISTORICAL WRITING

55

(24)

DESCRIPTION

57

(4)

Writer's Checklist

61

(1)

NARRATIVE

61

(6)

Writer's Checklist

67

(1)

EXPOSITION

67

(5)

Writer's Checklist

71

(1)

ARGUMENT

72

(7)

Writer's Checklist

77

(2)

4 GATHERING INFORMATION

79

(27)

FOCUSING ON YOUR TOPIC

80

(5)

CONSIDERING POTENTIAL SOURCES

85

(8)

DOING RESEARCH

93

(13)

Writer's Checklist

105

(1)

5 TAKING NOTES AND WRITING DRAFTS

106

(21)

RECORDING INFORMATION AND IDEAS

110

(7)

ORGANIZING YOUR ESSAY

117

(5)

Writer's Checklist

121

(1)

WRITING AND REVISING DRAFTS

122

(5)

Writer's Checklist for Peer Editing

126

(1)

6 WRITING IN AN ELECTRONIC AGE

127

(23)

INQUIRY

129

(6)

RESEARCH

135

(9)

REVISION

144

(6)

Writer's Checklist

149

(1)

7 WRITING CONVENTIONS AND STYLE

150

(23)

SIMPLE AND DIRECT WRITING

151

(12)

Writer's Checklist

162

(1)

WORD FORMS AND PUNCTUATION

163

(8)

Writer's Checklist

170

(1)

THE FINAL PRESENTATION

171

(2)

8 DOCUMENTING SOURCES

173

(20)

BASIC PRINCIPLES

175

(4)

ELECTRONIC SOURCES

179

(6)

NOTES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

185

(8)

Note Citations Reference Chart

187

(4)

Biblioaraphic Citations Reference Chart

191

(2)

APPENDIX A SAMPLE STUDENT RESEARCH PAPER

193

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MANIFEST DESTINY: A CHARACTERISTIC OF NATIONS

194

(14)

THINGS TO NOTICE ABOUT THIS PAPER

208

(2)

Writer's Checklist

209

(1)

APPENDIX B BOOK REVIEWS

210

(13)

REVIEWING AS A SPECIAL FORM OF WRITING

210

(7)

A SAMPLE STUDENT REVIEW

217

(4)

THINGS TO NOTICE ABOUT THESE REVIEWS

221

(2)

Writer's Checklist

221

(2)

APPENDIX C SHORT WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

223

(8)

Writer's Checklist

230

(1)

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF STUDENT RESOURCES

231

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CREDITS

233

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INDEX

235

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