A Student's Guide to History

This guide provides comprehensive coverage of the historian's research process - from formulating a research question to finding, evaluating, and working with sources of all types - written and nonwritten, in print and online. The writing process is explained thoroughly, and advice on creating a strong thesis and writing an effective paper culminate in a model student research paper. The appendixes point students to the most helpful research resources.

• The Pursuit of History: Aims, methods and new directions in the study of history
• American Immigration: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
• The Great Tradition of Christian Thinking: A Student's Guide (Reclaiming the Christian Intellectual Tradition)
• The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past
• Don't Panic: The Procrastinator's Guide to Writing an Effective Term Paper
• The Count of Monte Cristo (Book Center) [The 100 greatest novels of all time - #6]
• A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
• The Craft of Research, Fourth Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
• Napoleon
• The World's Religions, Revised and Updated: A Concise Introduction