The Resource How to write history that people want to read, Ann Curthoys, Ann McGrath
How to write history that people want to read, Ann Curthoys, Ann McGrath
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The item How to write history that people want to read, Ann Curthoys, Ann McGrath represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- This practical book, drawn from decades of experience, is an indispensible 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 263 p.
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
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- Introduction: Navigating history in the 21st century
- Which history to tell?
- Who is your history for?
- Crying in the archives
- History in 3D: visual, oral and material sources
- How to avoid writer's block
- Once upon a time: beginnings and endings
- Narrative, plot, action!
- Styling pasts for presents
- Character and emotion
- Footnote fetishism: quotes and notes
- Tough love: editing and revising
- Isbn
- 9781742230863
- Label
- How to write history that people want to read
- Title
- How to write history that people want to read
- Statement of responsibility
- Ann Curthoys, Ann McGrath
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This practical book, drawn from decades of experience, is an indispensible 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
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1945-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Curthoys, Ann
- Dewey number
- 808.0669
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- McGrath, Ann
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Historiography
- History
- History
- Label
- How to write history that people want to read, Ann Curthoys, Ann McGrath
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-251) and index
- Content category
- text
- Contents
- Introduction: Navigating history in the 21st century -- Which history to tell? -- Who is your history for? -- Crying in the archives -- History in 3D: visual, oral and material sources -- How to avoid writer's block -- Once upon a time: beginnings and endings -- Narrative, plot, action! -- Styling pasts for presents -- Character and emotion -- Footnote fetishism: quotes and notes -- Tough love: editing and revising
- Control code
- 000044357074
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 263 p.
- Isbn
- 9781742230863
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.) :
- Lccn
- 2011431703
- System control number
- (OCoLC)406318002
- Label
- How to write history that people want to read, Ann Curthoys, Ann McGrath
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-251) and index
- Content category
- text
- Contents
- Introduction: Navigating history in the 21st century -- Which history to tell? -- Who is your history for? -- Crying in the archives -- History in 3D: visual, oral and material sources -- How to avoid writer's block -- Once upon a time: beginnings and endings -- Narrative, plot, action! -- Styling pasts for presents -- Character and emotion -- Footnote fetishism: quotes and notes -- Tough love: editing and revising
- Control code
- 000044357074
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 263 p.
- Isbn
- 9781742230863
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.) :
- Lccn
- 2011431703
- System control number
- (OCoLC)406318002
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