Description: This book recommends best practices for research in the lively and vibrant literature of the American Early Republic. Covering all formats, the volume discusses bibliographies, indexes, research guides, archives and special collections, microform and digital primary text resou...
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"A more thorough treatment of the topic is difficult to imagine....This is an indispensable resource for professional research in the field....Essential." --Choice Reviews
"Christenberry (English studies librarian, Univ. of Washington) and Courtney (Literary Research and the Era of American Nationalism and Romanticism) offer an indispensable guide from both novice and frustrated literary scholars. They present effective research strategies for locating documents on obscure Oceanian literary figures and for refining returns on heavily researched subjects. Organized like its series companion Literary Research and the Victorian and Edwardian Ages (reviewed below), the book features 11 chapters, helpful database screenshots, and general reference titles for inquiries into peripherally related fields. Absolutely essential are subject-specific sourcebook lists and Oceanian-specific web portals. One-stop shopping for best-practices advice and significant source leads." --Library Journal