A Little Book for New Historians: Why and How to Study History (Little Books)

McKenzie, Robert Tracy

ISBN 10: 0830853464 / ISBN 13: 9780830853465

Published by IVP Academic, 2019

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Synopsis:

Many people think of history as merely "the past"―or at most, information about the past. But the real work of a historian is to listen to the voices of those who have gone before and humbly remember the flesh and blood on the other side of the evidence. What is their story? How does it become part of our own? In A Little Book for New Historians veteran historian Robert Tracy McKenzie offers a concise, clear, and beautifully written introduction to the study of history. In addition to making a case for the discipline in our pragmatic, "present-tense" culture, McKenzie lays out necessary skills, methods, and attitudes for historians in training. Loaded with concrete examples and insightful principles, this primer shows how the study of history, faithfully pursued, can shape your heart as well as your mind.

About the Author: Robert Tracy McKenzie (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is Arthur F. Holmes Chair of Faith and Learning and professor and chair of the department of history at Wheaton College. He is the author of books including One South or Many?, Lincolnites and Rebels, and The First Thanksgiving: What the Real Story Tells Us About Loving God and Learning from History.

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Little Book for New Historians: Why and ...
Publisher: IVP Academic
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good