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Acknowledgments ix     Preface to the Second Edition xii     Introduction to the Student: Why Would You Look at a Book Like This? 1     Part I Thinking and Reading About History 5     1. History: It   s About Time 7     2. What   s the Story with History? 14     3. Th e Sources of History 21     4. Good Answers Begin with Good Questions 30     5. Search Engines, Research Ingenuity 37     6. How to Read a Book without Ever Getting to Chapter One 47     Part II Writing About History 61     7. Analysis: Th e Intersection of Reading and Writing 63     8. Making a Case: An Argument in Three Parts 72     9. Defi ning Introductions 80     10. Strong Bodies (I): Th e Work of Topic Sentences 92     11. Strong Bodies (II): Exposition and Evidence 101     12. Strong Bodies (III): Counterargument and Counterevidence 112     13. Surprising Conclusions 120     14. Scaling the Summit: Crystallizing Your Argument 127     15. Writing is Rewriting: Th e Art of Revision 132     16. Putting It All Together: Th e Research Essay (A Case Study) 140     Conclusion: The Love of History 160     Appendices     A Writing an Essay: Ten Easy Steps in Review 164     B Essay Varieties: DBQs, Reviews, and Comparison Assignments 166     C Let   s Give a Hand: Bibliographies and Footnotes 173     D Credit Scams: Th e Dangers of Plagiarism 184     E Web of Lies? Weighing the Internet 189     F A Glossary of Key Terms 193     G More Reading About Writing 198     Index 200

Acknowledgments ix Preface to the Second Edition xii Introduction to the Student: Why Would You Look at a Book Like This? 1 Part I Thinking and Reading About History 5 1. History: It's About Time 7 2. What's the Story with History? 14 3. Th e Sources of History 21 4. Good Answers Begin with Good Questions 30 5. Search Engines, Research Ingenuity 37 6. How to Read a Book without Ever Getting to Chapter One 47 Part II Writing About History 61 7. Analysis: Th e Intersection of Reading and Writing 63 8. Making a Case: A Argument in Three Parts 72 9. Defi ning Introductions 80 10. Strong Bodies (I): Th e Work of Topic Sentences 92 11. Strong Bodies (II): Exposition and Evidence 101 12. Strong Bodies (III): Counterargument and Counterevidence 112 13. Surprising Conclusions 120 14. Scaling the Summit: Crystallizing Your Argument 127 15. Writing is Rewriting: Th e Art of Revision 132 16. Putting It All Together: Th e Research Essay (A Case Study) 140 Conclusion: The Love of History 160 Appendices A Writing an Essay: Ten Easy Steps in Review 164 B Essay Varieties: DBQs, Reviews, and Comparison Assignments 166 C Let's Give a Hand: Bibliographies and Footnotes 173 D Credit Scams: Th e Dangers of Plagiarism 184 E Web of Lies? Weighing the Internet 189 F A Glossary of Key Terms 193 G More Reading About Writing 198 Index 200

Part research manual, part study guide, and part introduction to the study of history, the second edition of   Essaying the Past continues to be a complete resource for high school, college, and graduate level students.

Essaying the past : how to read, write, and think about history