How To Do Local History - Research, Write, Publish

Are you thinking of writing a history book? Or commissioning one? Local historians, church and institutional historians, genealogists, thesis-writers, and the people who commission them will welcome How To Do Local History. It is a brief and lively introduction to historical research, writing, and publishing. How To Do Local History explains how to use books and archives, and is full of practical tips on 'reading' the landscape, on oral history, and on using illustrations effectively. The final chapter takes historians and their clients through the intricacies of internet and conventional publishing, using case studies of real books to explain terminology, scheduling, design, costs, and selling.