Books on Early American History and Culture, 1951-1960

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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

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312 pages

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 1/30/2006

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Series Title: Bibliographies and Indexes in American History

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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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