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Whether you intend to pursue a career in the academy, explore professional options in public history, or serve as your family’s own genealogist, many learned historians and historical organizations have published guides to facilitate your work. The following list represents only some of the manuals, guides, and associations available to the budding historian.

Books and Articles Helpful to Students Interested in Pursuing Historical Research

Philosophies of History and Assessments of the
Historical Profession:

Appleby, Joyce, et. al. Telling the Truth About History. W.W. Norton and Co., 1995.

Bender, Thomas, et. al. The Education of Historians for the Twenty-First Century. University of Illinois Press, 2004.

Bently, Michael. Modern Historiography: An Introduction. Routledge, 1999.

Bloch, Marc. The Historian’s Craft. Vintage Publishing, 1964.

Breisach, Ernst. Historiography: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern. University of Chicago Press, 1995.

Burke, Peter, ed. New Perspectives on Historical Writing. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001.

Carr, Edward Hallett. What Is History? Vintage Publishing, 1967.

Collingwood, R.G., et. al. The Idea of History. Oxford University Press, 1994.

Evans, Richard J. In Defense of History. W.W. Norton and Co., 2000.

Fischer, David H. Historians’ Fallacies: Toward a Logic of Historical Thought. Harper Perennial, 1970.

Gaddis, John Lewis. The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past. Oxford University Press, 2004.

Gilderhaus, Mark T. History and Historians: A Historiographical Introduction. Prentice Hall, 2002.

Jenkins, Keith. Refiguring History: New Thoughts on an Old Discipline. Routledge, 2002.

Molho, Anthony, and Gordon S. Wood, eds. Imagined Histories: American Historians Interpret the Past. Princeton University Press, 1998.

Nash, Gary, et. al. History on Trial: Culture Wars and the Teaching of the Past. Vintage Books, 2000.

Novick, Peter. That Noble Dream: The ‘Objectivity Question’ and the American Historical Profession. Cambridge University Press, 1988.

Scott, Joan Wallach. Gender and the Politics of History. Columbia University Press, 1999.

Symcox, Linda. Whose History?: The Struggle for National Standards in American Classrooms. Teachers College Press, 2002.

Troup, Kathleen. The Houses of History: A Critical Reader in Twentieth-Century History and Theory. New York University Press, 1999.

Tuchman, Barbara W. Practicing History: Selected Essays. Ballentine Books, 1982.

Wineburg, Sam. Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts: Charting the Future of Teaching the Past. Temple University Press, 2001.

Research and Methods:

Benjamin, Jules R. A Student’s Guide to History. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003.

Booth, Wayne C., et. al. The Craft of Research. University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Brundage, Anthony. Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing. Harlan Davidson, 2002.

Davidson, James West, and Mark H. Lytle. After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection Combined. McGraw-Hill, 1999.

Furay, Conal, and Michael J. Salevouris. The Methods and Skills of History: A Practical Guide. Harlan Davidson, 2000.

Howell, Martha, and Walter Prevenier. From Reliable Sources: An Introduction to Historical Methods. Cornell University Press, 2001.

Jarausch, Konrad H., and Kenneth A. Hardy. Quantitative Methods for Historians: A Guide to Research, Data, and Statistics. University of North Carolina Press, 1991.

Jessup, John, et. al. A Guide to the Study and Use of Military History. University Press of the Pacific, 2000.

Marius, Richard A. and Melvin E. Page. A Short Guide to Writing About History. Longman Publishing Group, 2001.

Prucha, Francis Paul. Handbook for Research in American History: A Guide to Bibliographies and Other Reference Works. University of Nebraska Press, 1994.

Rampolia, Mary Lynn. A Pocket Guide to Writing in History. Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003.

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. University of Chicago Press, 1996.

Career Options for History Buffs:

Alderson, William. Interpretation of Historic Sites. Alta Mira Press, 1995.

Archibald, Richard R. A Place to Remember: Using History to Build Community. Alta Mira Press, 1999.

---The New Town Square: Museums and Communities in Transition. Alta Mira Press, 2004.

Career Associates, Inc. Career Choices for Students of History. Walker and Company, 1985.

Dilevko, Juris, and Lisa Gottlieb. The Evolution of Library and Museum Partnerships: Historical Antecedents, Contemporary Manifestations, and Future Directions. Libraries Unlimited, 2004.

Gardner, James B., and Peter S. Lapaglia, eds. Public History: Essays From the Field. Krieger Publishing Company, 2004.

Grinder, Alison L. and E. Sue McCoy. The Good Guide: A Sourcebook for Interpreters, Docents, and Tour Guides. Ironwood Press, 1985.

Kammen, Carol. On Doing Local History. Alta Mira Press, 2003.

Levy, Barbara A., et. al. Great Tours!: Thematic Tours and Guide Training for Historic Sites. Alta Mira Press, 2002.

Schultz, Constance, et. al. Careers for Students of History. American Historical Association, 2002.