Bibliography: p. 427-431. - Contents: pt. 1. First principles: -- Research and report as historian's work -- The abc of technique -- pt. 2. Research: -- The searcher's mind and virtues -- Finding the facts -- Verification -- Handling ideas -- Truth and causation -- Pattern, bias, and the great systems -- Historians in Europe and America -- Relic-hunting, anti-history, and social science -- pt. 3. Writing: -- Organizing: paragraph, chapter, and part -- Plain words: the war on jargon and clichés -- Clear sentences: right emphasis and rhythm -- The arts of quoting and translating -- The rules of citing: footnotes and bibliography -- Revising for printer and public
Bibliography: p. 427-431. - Contents: pt. 1. First principles: -- Research and report as historian's work -- The abc of technique -- pt. 2. Research: -- The searcher's mind and virtues -- Finding the facts -- Verification -- Handling ideas -- Truth and causation -- Pattern, bias, and the great systems -- Historians in Europe and America -- Relic-hunting, anti-history, and social science -- pt. 3. Writing: -- Organizing: paragraph, chapter, and part -- Plain words: the war on jargon and clichés -- Clear sentences: right emphasis and rhythm -- The arts of quoting and translating -- The rules of citing: footnotes and bibliography -- Revising for printer and public
