Download or read book A Short Guide to Writing about History written by Richard Marius and published by Good Year Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text helps students get beyond merely compiling dates and facts; it teaches them how to incorporate their own ideas into their papers and to tell a story about history that interests them and their peers. Covering brief essays and the documented resource paper, the text explores the writing and researching processes, different modes of historical writing (including argument), and offers guidelines for improving style as well as documenting sources. --From publisher's description.