Description: This fourth edition of Nearby History is a comprehensive handbook for those interested in investigating the history of communities, families, local institutions, and cultural artifacts. Richly illustrated with photos and documents, Nearby History is an excellent resource for b...
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"This newly-updated edition of Nearby History expands on the range of digital sources and innovative ideas for doing community history. Local historians, history students, and the public will find many suggestions for how to study their 'nearby' history. This book is an essential research tool for your work!" --Ann McCleary, professor of history, coordinator, Public History and Museum Studies Programs, University of West Georgia
"All students, regardless of their prospective fields, need to understand how to extract and evaluate information from various types of source materials. This new edition of Nearby History provides fresh, practical strategies for approaching historical research, as well as engaging in analytical methods and the writing process. It helps students to be able to connect the 'hows' and 'whys' in the world around them, which is an invaluable skill in any profession." --Amanda Goldberg, St. Andrews University English Professor "The fourth edition of Nearby History offers an invaluable introduction to historical methodology for all students of American history. Cebula's substantive revisions--the new chapter introductions, and discussions of digital history and changes in historical practice--are integrated seamlessly into Kyvig and Marty's classic work. The final chapter, a guide on how to locate and evaluate print and digital secondary sources, is a particularly welcome change. I plan to use this edition in both my undergraduate and graduate methods courses." --A. Glenn Crothers, Associate Professor of History, University of Louisville