Macdonald-Kelce Library: History: Books

Books about Historical Research and Writing

Writing History by William Kelleher Storey
Call Number: D16 .S864 2009
ISBN: 0195337557
Publication Date: 2008-04-10

These books are available in the library and can help you with writing your research paper.

Going to the Sources by Anthony Brundage
Call Number: D16 .B893 2002, MAIN (2ND FLOOR)
ISBN: 0882959697
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Anthony Brundage has revised his popular book to render an even more detailed, practical and 'user friendly' tool for students faced with what can be a daunting task: the researching and writing of a research paper or historiographical essay.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition by Kate L. Turabian; Wayne C. Booth (Revised by); Gregory G. Colomb (Revised by); Joseph M. Williams (Revised by); Joseph Bizup (Revised by); William T. FitzGerald (Revised by); The University The University of Chicago Press Editorial Staff (Revised by)
Call Number: LB2369 .T8 2018, Reserves
ISBN: 9780226430577
A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations : Chicago Style for students and researchers. 9th ed. 2018
The Methods and Skills of History by Michael J. Salevouris; Conal Furay (As told to)
Call Number: D21 .S17 2015, MAIN (2ND FLOOR)
ISBN: 9781118745441
Publication Date: 2015-01-28
Widely acclaimed for its accessibility and engaging approach to the subject, the fourth edition of The Methods and Skills of History combines theory and instruction with hands-on practice, making it a comprehensive guide to historical research and writing. Combines theory with hands-on practice in its introduction to historical methods Includes a series of field-tested exercises designed to make the research and writing of history more meaningful and accessible to readers Features expanded coverage of writing history and up-to-date coverage of online research Designed to strengthen students' critical thinking and communication skills
The Oxford Handbook of Oral History by Donald A. Ritchie (Editor)
Call Number: D16.14 .R583 2012, MAIN (2ND FLOOR)
ISBN: 9780195339550
Publication Date: 2010-11-10
In the past sixty years, oral history has moved from the periphery to the mainstream of academic studies and is now employed as a research tool by historians, anthropologists, sociologists, medical therapists, documentary film makers, and educators at all levels. The Oxford Handbook of Oral History brings together forty authors on five continents to address the evolution of oral history, the impact of digital technology, the most recent methodological and archival issues, and the application of oral history to both scholarly research and public presentations.

History Books

The Cheese and the Worms by Carlo Ginzburg; Anne C. Tedeschi (Translator); John Tedeschi (Translator)
Call Number: BR877.F74 G5613 1992
ISBN: 0801843871
Publication Date: 1992-03-01
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution, 1863-1877 by Eric Foner
Call Number: E668 .F66 1988
ISBN: 0060937165
Publication Date: 2002-02-05
Slaves on Screen by Natalie Zemon Davis
Call Number: PN1995.9.S557 D38 2000
ISBN: 0674008219
Publication Date: 2002-03-30
Villains of All Nations by Marcus Rediker
Call Number: F106 .R42 2004
ISBN: 0807050253
Publication Date: 2005-04-15
Age of Empire, 1875-1914 by Eric J. Hobsbawm; Eric Hobsbawm
Call Number: D359.7 .H63 1989
ISBN: 0679721754
Publication Date: 1989-04-23
Black culture and black consciousness by Lawrence W. Levine
Call Number: GR103 .L48
ISBN: 019530568X
Publication Date: 2007-04-27

Historiographical Books

Historiography is the study of the discipline of history, rather than the study of history itself.

The Future of Class in History by Geoff Eley; Keith Nield
Call Number: HT607 .E44 2007
ISBN: 0472069640
Publication Date: 2007-01-30
Western Historical Thinking by Jörn Rüsen (Editor)
Call Number: D16.9 .W454 2002
ISBN: 157181454X
Publication Date: 2002-01-01

Online Catalog

Call Number Range	Subject
C	Auxillary Sciences of History
CB	History of Civilization
CC	Archaeology
CD	Diplomatics. Archives. Seals
CE	Technical Chronology. Calendar
CJ	Numismatics
CN	Inscription. Epigraphy
CR	Heraldry
CS	Genealogy
CT	Biography
D	History (General)
DA	Great Britain
DAW	Central Europe
DB	Austria-Liechtenstein-Hungary-Czechoslovakia
DC	France-Andorra-Monaco
DD	Germany
DE	Greco-Roman World
DF	Greece
DG	Italy-Malta
DH	Low Countries-Benelux Countries
DJ	Netherlands (Holland)
DJK	Eastern Europe (General)
DK	Russia-Soviet Union
DL	Northern Europe-Scandinavia
DP	Spain-Portugal
DQ	Switzerland
DR	Balkan Peninsula
DS	Asia
DT	Africa
DU	Oceania (South Seas)
DX	Romanies
E 11-143	America
E151-909	United States
F 1-975	United States Local History
F1001-1145	British America. Dutch America
F1170	French America
F 1201-3799	Latin America. Spanish America

A Sampling of History Ebooks

Living the Revolution by Jennifer Guglielmo
Call Number: Ebrary
ISBN: 0807833568
Publication Date: 2010-05-03
Daily Life Through World History in Primary Documents by Lawrence Morris (Editor); Rebecca Bennette (Editor); David M. Borgmeyer (Editor); David Matz (Editor)
Call Number: ABC CLIO
ISBN: 0313338981
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Trucking Country by Shane Hamilton
Call Number: Ebrary
ISBN: 0691135827
Publication Date: 2008-09-15
The Bolsheviks in Power by Alexander Rabinowitch
Call Number: EBSCO eBook Collection
ISBN: 0253220424
Publication Date: 2008-08-01