| Edition |
1st Harbinger Books ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 386 pages ; 21 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
"A Harbinger book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-367) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Research and report as historian's work -- 2. The abc of technique -- 3. The searcher: his mind and virtues -- 4. Finding the facts -- 5. Verification -- 6. Handling ideas -- 7. Truth and causation -- 8. Pattern, bias, and the great systems -- 9. Historians in Europe and America -- 10. The sister disciplines -- 11. Organizing: paragraph, chapter, and part -- 12. Plain words: the war on jargon and clichés -- 13. Clear sentences: right emphasis and right rhythm -- 14. The arts of quoting and translating -- 15. The rules of citing: footnotes and bibliography -- 16. Revising for printer and public. |
| Subject |
Historiography.
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Report writing.
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Historiography. (OCoLC)fst00958221
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Report writing. (OCoLC)fst01094836
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| Added Author |
Graff, Henry F. (Henry Franklin), 1921-2020.
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