How to Write History that People Want to Read
eBook - PDF

How to Write History that People Want to Read

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

How to Write History that People Want to Read

About this book

Drawn from decades of experience, this is a concise and highly practical guide to writing history. Aimed at all kinds of people who write history academic historians, public historians, professional historians, family historians and students of all levels the book includes a wide range of examples from many genres and styles.

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Yes, you can access How to Write History that People Want to Read by A. Curthoys,A. McGrath in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Historiography. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780230290389
eBook ISBN
9780230304963

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction: Navigating history in the 21st century
  7. 1 Which history to tell?
  8. 2 Who is your history for?
  9. 3 Crying in the archives
  10. 4 History in 3D: Visual, oral and material sources
  11. 5 How to avoid writer’s block
  12. 6 Once upon a time: Beginnings and endings
  13. 7 Narrative, plot, action!
  14. 8 Styling pasts for presents
  15. 9 Character and emotion
  16. 10 Footnote fetishism: Quotes and notes
  17. 11 Tough love: Editing and revising
  18. Epilogue: The after party ? marketing, celebrating and reviews
  19. Notes
  20. Index