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A collection of 20 previously published essays introduce amateur enthusiasts to some principles of writing history, and trained historians to the challenges and joys peculiar of local, state, and regional history. They discuss the local historian, 19th- century views, the nature of local history, thinking anew, and other facets. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
More Reviews and RecommendationsA collection of 20 previously published essays introduce amateur enthusiasts to some principles of writing history, and trained historians to the challenges and joys peculiar of local, state, and regional history. They discuss the local historian, 19th- century views, the nature of local history, thinking anew, and other facets. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
| About the Editor | 8 | |
| Acknowledgments | 9 | |
| Introduction: Local History - In Search of Common Threads | 11 | |
| 1 | The Amateur Historian | 21 |
| 2 | Some Impressions of the Nonacademic Local Historians and Their Writings | 33 |
| 3 | Local Historians and Their Activities | 46 |
| 4 | An Address Delivered Before the New-Hampshire Historical Society | 61 |
| 5 | Deficiencies in Our History: An Address Delivered Before the Vermont Historical and Antiquarian Society at Montpelier, October 16, 1846 | 66 |
| 6 | The Literature of American Local History: A Bibliographical Essay | 76 |
| 7 | The Value of Local History | 85 |
| 8 | The Value of Local History | 90 |
| 9 | Nearby History: Connecting Particulars and Universals | 100 |
| 10 | State, Local, and Regional Studies | 110 |
| 11 | Changes in the Community | 119 |
| 12 | Challenges and Opportunities in Writing State and Local History | 129 |
| 13 | The Usable Past: A Study of Historical Traditions in Kansas City | 145 |
| 14 | A Manifesto: The Defense and Illustration of Local History | 164 |
| 15 | A Sense of Place: A Historian Advocates Conceptual Approaches to Community History | 181 |
| 16 | How Not to Write Local History | 191 |
| 17 | The Local Historian: His Occupational Hazards and Compensations | 200 |
| 18 | How to Write a Dull Town History | 209 |
| 19 | Local and Community History: Some Cautionary Remarks on an Idea Whose Time Has Returned | 212 |
| 20 | The Stuff of History | 237 |
| Suggestions for Further Reading | 240 |
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