Writing History: A Guide for Students 2nd Edition

by William Kelleher Storey (Author)

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Bringing together practical methods from both history and composition, Writing History provides a wealth of tips and advice to help students research and write essays for history classes. The book covers all aspects of writing about history, including finding topics and researching them,
interpreting source materials, drawing inferences from sources, and constructing arguments. It concludes with three chapters that discuss writing effective sentences, using precise wording, and revising. Using numerous examples from the works of cultural, political, and social historians, Writing
History serves as an ideal supplement to history courses that require students to conduct research. The second edition includes expanded sections on plagiarism, interviewing, and topic selection, as well as new sections on searching and using the Internet.

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"Storey's book is a first-rate guide for students who are new to the field of history and to the processes of historical research and writing. He offers a useful framework for organizing and successfully completing a major research project in a history class."--Ellen Stroud, Oberlin College

"It is rare that books about writing are well-written. This is a well-presented story that should keep students' attention throughout. It is also brilliantly practical. This is the computer manual that tells you to plug in the machine first. It is a work that students will read and that faculty can
rely on."--Mark A. Kishlansky, Harvard University

About the Author

William Kelleher Storey, Assistant Professor of History, Millsaps College.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; 2nd edition (July 17, 2003)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195166094
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195166095
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.1 x 0.3 x 5.4 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,084,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #509 in Historical Study & Teaching
- #1,051 in Historiography (Books)
- #2,007 in Creative Writing & Composition

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Karen S. Garvin

Succinct and Fun

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2008

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For those of you who don't want to suffer from grammar overload, I highly recommend this volume. The book is fairly short, but each chapter offers the basic information needed to write your history paper. Additionally, Storey's writing style is light, and in some places quite humorous -- which is a pleasant bonus in a writing manual. Each chapter is broken down into nice, small sections that can be read in a few minutes each. This is great if you have a lot of small breaks during the day instead of one large chunk of study time. The book is not a chore to read.

Storey's book is an excellent first book for someone who wants to write about history, although it does not get very deep into the subject. For theories of historiography you'll need to look at other books. Also, this book won't replace your grammar manual or stylebook. Think of it as your first stop.

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Jared

Fantastic place to start

Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2010

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I am an undergraduate history student working on my first substantial research paper, and this book is giving me clear, orgainized instruction on how to focus my research and writing. It's well written, easy to read, and very straightforward. The single best instruction on writing I have encountered in my studies.

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Erin

Basic Writing Text

Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2010

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This book is good for what most people will use it for, a class. While it is a bit simple at times if you have graduated from Middle School it is a fine guide to writing history. The book came in a timely fashion for my class and fit its description.

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Ann D. Weippert

Good help

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2012

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As a student of history, this book has lots of helpful hints on how to get your point across. One reference book definitely needed on the shelf of any serious history student.

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Pretty strait forward

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2013

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It's a short book of writing tips, specifically geared for history students. It would be a useful addition to the bookshelf of any budding BA holder.

The downside is you'll graduate with a history degree and be under-employed like the rest of us.

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oh really

Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2013

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Did you know that written or oral history is influenced by who tells the story? Really? Oh, my! How could I have been so stupid. And how obvious can you be to have a whole book written around one tiny obvious premise?

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John Alden

Misprint

Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2013

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Unfortunately, the book's pages were blank until page 37. Probably a misprint of some kind, but I had to return the book and ask for a replacement.

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Will

Simple intro

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2005

This book is fairly short (111 pgs with not a lot of print on them,) but is a great introduction to writing for history classes. It doesn't go into lots of detail, it is very basic.

It was helpful in figuring out "What on earth should I write about?" "How do I make a thesis?" all the way to finishing a history paper.

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Roshni Karia

Great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2019

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tardisdoctor1

A thrilling introduction to writingt History

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 27, 2012

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This is a suitable and ideal guide for History students - I read it later on in my first year, but it would be useful reading it prior to starting writing your essay's. The content is concise, it reads as a narrative, and may seem like a guide to more history projects in the research field, but for essay writing, it does reienforce what you may already know, as well as provide deatiled advice on other elements of beginning this wonderful discipline of History at university level and beyond. Enjoy!

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Angela D.

Writing History

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2010

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Useful & informative book. Well written with easy to follow headings. This book was recommended as an intro to my BA History course. I am sure it will be well used by the end of my course.

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