Description: This concise manual provides novice historians with a wealth of tips and advice on the ways professional historians write. Beginning with how historians select topics and research them, Writing History helps readers sharpen such skills as interpreting source materials, drawing inferences from sources, and constructing arguments. It presents numerous examples from the writings of practicing historians and also includes a glossary of usage adapted to the special needs of the history writer. The three dosing chapters contain clear, practical suggestions for writing effective sentences, using precise wording, and revising.

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