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Books on Early American History and Culture, 1951-1960 An Annotated Bibliography
Raymond D. Irwin
ISBN: 0-313-31433-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31433-9
312 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 1/30/2006
List Price: $97.95 (UK Sterling Price: £67.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
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  • Covering the historical period from 1492 to 1815, this collection includes monographs, reference works, exhibition catalogues and essay collections reviewed in at least one of a select group of journals and periodicals. Irwin provides full citations including cross-references to periodical reviews of the books listed. He groups the entries under about three dozen headings, including historiography and public history, Native Americans, race and slavery, gender, migration, society, families and children, religion, revolution, law, crime, ideas, literature, education and the performing arts. Judging from the entries this period was particularly rich in research.
    —Reference & Research Book News
    5/1/2006
Description: This volume is part of a series of annotated bibliographies on early American history, including North America and the Caribbean, from 1492 to 1815. It includes monographs, reference works, exhibition catalogues, and essay collections published between 1951 and 1960, which were reviewed in at least one of thirty-four historical journals. Each entry gives the name of the book, its author(s) or editor(s), publisher, date of publication, OCLC number(s), the Library of Congress call number, the Dewey class number, the number of times the book has been cited in the journal literature, and the number of OCLC member libraries that held the item as of August 2005. Following each detailed citation is a brief summary of the book and a list of journals in which the book has been reviewed. This volume contains chapters on general early American history, historiography and public history, geography and exploration, colonization, maritime history, Native Americans, race and slavery, gender, ethnicity, migration, labor and class, economics and business, society, families and children, rural life and agriculture, urban life, religion, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Constitution, politics and government, law, crime and punishment, diplomacy, military, ideas, literature, communication, education, science and medicine, visual arts and material culture, and performing arts.

This volume is part of a series of annotated bibliographies on early American history, including North America and the Caribbean, from 1492 to 1815. It includes monographs, reference works, exhibition catalogues, and essay collections published between 1951 and 1960, which were reviewed in at least one of thirty-four historical journals. Each entry gives the name of the book, its author(s) or editor(s), publisher, date of publication, OCLC number(s), the Library of Congress call number, the Dewey class number, the number of times the book has been cited in the journal literature, and the number of OCLC member libraries that held the item as of August 2005. Following each detailed citation is a brief summary of the book and a list of journals in which the book has been reviewed. This volume contains chapters on general early American history, historiography and public history, geography and exploration, colonization, maritime history, Native Americans, race and slavery, gender, ethnicity, migration, labor and class, economics and business, society, families and children, rural life and agriculture, urban life, religion, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Constitution, politics and government, law, crime and punishment, diplomacy, military, ideas, literature, communication, education, science and medicine, visual arts and material culture, and performing arts.

Through this volume, Irwin aims to make scholars, teachers, and students of early American history aware of books written in the field between 1951 and 1960. He offers descriptions and location aids for those works, and he directs users to reviews of the books. He also suggests which works in the field have had significant scholarly impact. This volume may boast extensive indexes by subject and author, thematic chapters, book summaries that cover subject matter, scope and, often, argument and approach, and OCLC accession numbers to aid in edition identification and book location.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    Abbreviations
    General
    Historiography and Public History
    Geography and Exploration
    Colonization
    Maritime History
    Native Americans
    Race and Slavery
    Gender
    Migration
    Labor and Class
    Economics and Business
    Society
    Families and Children
    Rural Life and Agriculture
    Urban Life
    Religion
    American Revolution
    War of 1812
    Constitution
    Politics and Government
    Law
    Crime and Punishment
    Diplomacy
    Military
    Ideas
    Literature
    Communication
    Education
    Science, Medicine, and Technology
    Visual Arts and Material Culture
    Performing Arts
    Appendix A: Most Frequently Cited Books in the Journal Literature, 1980-2005
    Appendix B: Most Frequently Cited Books in the Journal Literature, 1980-2005 by chapter
    Author Index
    Subject Index
About the Author: Raymond D. Irwin teaches American history, language, and culture at Just Institute, where he is Director of Academic Information Services. He has written articles on Colonial American religion, government, and historiography, as well as social studies teachers' guides and reference works. His earlier biobibliographies, Books on Early American History and Culture, 1971-1980(Praeger) and Books on Early American History and Culture, 1981-1985 (Praeger) were published in 2004.
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