The Historian's Toolbox
The Historian's Toolbox

Author: Robert Chadwell Williams

Publisher: M.E. Sharpe

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9780765620262

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The first part of the book is a stimulating intoduction to the key elements of history-evidence, narrative, judgement-that explores how the study and concepts of history have evolved over the centuries. The second part guides readers through the "workshop" of history. Unlocking the historian's "toolbox," it reveals the tricks of the trade including documents, sources, footnotes, bibiliographies, chronologies, and more. This section also covers issues of interpretation, speculation, professional ethics, and controversial issues such as plagiarism, historical hoaxes, and conspiracy theories.

The Cat and the Devil
The Cat and the Devil

Author: James Joyce

Publisher:

Published: 1957

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Explains how, long ago, a bridge was built almost overnight, across the Loire River at Beaugency, France. The bridge is still standing today.

Reading the Modernist Bildungsroman
Reading the Modernist Bildungsroman

Author: Gregory Castle

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780813061351

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The Bildungsroman is a genre novel whose territory is that of a young, alienated hero on the cusp of maturity, intent on discovering who he is and being true to that identity. This text examines such works as DH Lawrence's 'Sons and Lovers' and James Joyce's 'A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man'.

Daughters of Queen Victoria
Daughters of Queen Victoria

Author: E. F. Benson

Publisher:

Published: 2014-04-16

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 9781473314962

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This book's pages contains the classic account of Queen Victoria's daughters by E. F. Benson. Using sources such letters and other writings Benson provides an immensely interesting insight into each of Victoria's daughters and their relationships with their mother and their royalty. Ben was a prolific writer of his time producing over 90 works. Queen Victoria's Daughters was first published in 1938 and is here republished with an introductory biography of the author.

Encyclopedia of Sports Films
Encyclopedia of Sports Films

Author: K Edgington

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2010-12-29

Total Pages: 566

ISBN-13: 0810876531

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In this reference volume, more than 200 fictional feature-length movies with a primary focus on an athletic endeavor are discussed, including comedies, dramas, and biopics. Brief summaries and credit information are provided for an additional 200 films, and appendixes include made-for-teleivion movies and documentaries.

The Ancient Historians
The Ancient Historians

Author: Michael Grant

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publishing

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13: 9781566195997

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Grant offers a study of the primary historians of Greece and Rome, discussing the works and methods of the founders of the historical discipline. These philosophers studied history as a moral discipline that bears meaningfully not only on the past but on future human conduct.