On Doing Local History

Carol Kammen

ISBN 10: 0759123705 / ISBN 13: 9780759123700

Published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers, 2014

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Synopsis:

This is the third edition of a book that has become a classic in the public history field. First published in 1986, revised in 2003, On Doing Local History offers not only discussion of practical matters, but also a deeper reflection on local, public history, what it means, and why it is done. It is used in classrooms and found on the shelves of local historians across the U.S.

About the Author: Carol Kammen has been writing about doing local history for many years. The first edition of this book came out in 1985; this edition is greatly pruned and expanded. She has edited The Encyclopedia of Local History (two editions) for Alta Mira Press and AASLH and has written editorials for History News since 1995. In addition she has written a history of her county, of the City in which she lives, and Cornell: Glorious to View (2003) and Part & Apart: The African American Experience at Cornell, 1865-1945 (2008) and edited First Person Cornell: Student’s Letters, Diaries, Email and Blogs (2006). She has also written two-dozen dramatic presentations using local history, including Between the Lines, Peaches and Bird, The Language of War and others and writes a history column for her local newspaper. She lives in Ithaca, New York, previously taught at Cornell University, and serves as the Tompkins County Historian.

Bibliographic Details

Title: On Doing Local History
Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: PAP
Condition: New
Edition: 3rd Edition