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A Pocket Guide to Writing in History

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The Pocket Guide to Writing History is a great little book for students of history at all levels. This book would be especially helpful to college students. It defines types of sources, gives tips of how to get started writing, picking out what is important, essay writing tips, and gives examples of different citation methods. It is very up to date and even includes how to cite internet sources. Every student should keep this book handy. A good investment at a reasonable price.

As an AP United States History teacher, I had this "Pocket Guide" recommended to me by a colleague. The colleague said that I would want to use it in my class. The Pocket Guide to Writing History met all of my expectations. Its format and size makes this work particularly useful for the AP classroom.

The organization of this guide is one of the strongest assets. The index is also broken down into a topical list as well as the usual alphabetical index.

The appendix is excellent resource in and of itself. I found the Guide to Resources in History to be especially helpful. The resources are from a wide variety of locations and exceptional historians.

I found the section on plagiarism espcially helpful to students who often struggle to understand the finer distinctions of the concept.

If you are looking for tools that will help students learn the art of writing this pocket guide is for you.

I've been in college for six years and have written too many history papers. I bought this book this semester (my last semester) and it made writing so much easier. I finally had something concrete to start with. It definately boosted my grades too.

Yes, After seven years of taking a history course (the only one I took in college) I still use and have this on my bookshelf. And yes, I did have Dr. Rampolla as a teacher, and I recommend her -- but I've used this book (and have colleagues use this book) at my workplace since graduating. As another reviewer mentioned, the concept of plagiarism can be a difficult subject to understand -- and I've used this book to help convey what has been wrong with papers in foreign countries, where concepts are different, but they are writing to a 'Western' audience.

It's a small and comprehensive book -- there are bigger ones out there (that I also own) but this is the one I go back to each and every time first because it's easier to navigate and has what /most people/ need.

A Pocket Guide to Writing in History is slim, but between its covers lies more style and finesse than the Chicago Manual of Style.

Highly recommend for those wishing to raise their history grade or for those looking to improve their writing into a more concise form in general usage.

Rampolla is the diffinitive text on historical citation using the Chicago Manual of Style. They should be using this in high school history classes!

Dr. Rampolla is my Professor and it isn't pomp that makes her and every history teacher at my school recommend this book. It is really helpful and easy to understand. a must for history majors!

Dr. Rampolla is one of my favorite teachers, but i'm not biased at all when it comes to this book. It is really good! It isn't too complicated but it doesn't leave things out. A good investment for any history class.