How to Write History that People Want to Read

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2011
Author
Author: Ann Curthoys
Author: Ann McGrath
Language
English
Number of Pages
263 pp.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
City
New York, NY
ISBN
9780230290389
Annotation

Contents: 

  • Which history to tell?
  • Who is your history for?
  • Crying in the archives
  • History in 3D: visual, oral and material sources
  • How to avoid writer's block
  • Once upon a time: beginnings and endings
  • Narrative, plot, action!
  • Styling pasts for presents
  • Character and emotion
  • Footnote fetishism: quotes and notes
  • Tough love: editing and revising
  • Epilogue: the after party- marketing, celebrating and reviews
Download citation