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Routledge
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Routledge
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There are so many books on so many aspects of the history of the United States, offering such a wide variety of interpretations, that students, teachers, scholars, and librarians often need help and advice on how to find what they want. The Reader's Guide to American History is designed to meet that need by adopting a new and constructive approach to the appreciation of this rich historiography.... Read more
Chapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 F; Chapter 7 G; Chapter 8 H; Chapter 9 I; Chapter 10 J; Chapter 11 K; Chapter 12 L; Chapter 13 M; Chapter 14 N; Chapter 15 O; Chapter 16 P; Chapter 17 R; Chapter 18 S; Chapter 19 T; Chapter 20 U; Chapter 21 V; Chapter 22 W; Chapter 23 Y Index; NOTES ON ADVISERS AND CONTRIBUTORS;
Biography
PETERJETERJ. PARISH
"Offer[s] an invaluable service by summarizing and evaluating the major works in American history clearly and understandably." -- College and Research Libraries
"An easily accessible and highly useful resource for all kinds of readers of American history... Recommended for public and academic libraries." -- Booklist/RBB
"Recommended to all academic libraries." -- Reference Reviews
"The format is uniformly logical and helpful, while the articles have been so seamlessly edited that they appear to have been written by one person... Historians with an appetite for historiography will find the Reader's Guide indispensable." -- Times Literary Supplement
"Those students who take the seemingly extra time to consult this will save themselves time in the long run and make prudent choices among the books available to them as they carry on independent study." -- Rettig on Reference
"An important reference tool that will be greatly appreciated by undergraduate, graduate, and professional historians alike. It is strongly recommended for all libraries with collections in American history." -- American Reference Books Annual
"Together the essays and reading lists provide a useful starting place for undergraduate study and research.The booklist can be useful in checking college library holdings." -- Choice
