On doing local history / Carol Kammen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kammen, Carol, 1937- author.

Series:

American Association for State and Local History book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local history.

United States--History, Local--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiv, 179 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Summary:

For over thirty years, Carol Kammen's On Doing Local History has been a valuable guide to professional and "amateur" historians alike. First published in 1986 and revised in 2003, this book offers not only a discussion of practical matters, but also a deeper reflection on local, public history, what it means, and why it is done. It is used in classrooms and found on the shelves of local historians across the United States. The third edition features: Updates to chapters that focus on the current concerns and situation of local historians, A new chapter on how the field of history cooperates with other arts, A new chapter on writing a congregational history, Updated references With the same passion (and now even more experience) that drove her to write the earlier editions, Kammen has brought her seminal work into today's context for the next generation of local historians. The new edition ensures that this classic will continue to move anyone interested in public history toward a better understanding of why they do what they do and how it benefits their communities. Book jacket.

Contents:

Local history's past

Thinking about history

The subjects of local history

Clio and her sisters

How to write a congregational history

Researching local history

Giving back

The local historian

The past that was yesterday.

Notes:

Includes bibliographic references and index.

ISBN:

9780759123694

0759123691

9780759123700

0759123705

9780759123717

0759123713

OCLC:

864391601