Barzun, Jacques creator Graff, Henry F. text xxu Harcourt New York c1957 monographic eng

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xiii, 386 p.: ill.; 22cm. Contents: First principles: Research and report as historian's work -- The ABC of technique -- Research: The Searcher: his mind and virtues -- Finding the facts -- Verification -- Handling ideas -- Truth and causation -- Pattern, bias, and the great systems -- Historians in Europe and America -- The Sister disciplines -- Writing: Organizing: paragraph, charter, and part -- Plain words: the war on jargons and cliches -- Clear sentences: right emphasis and right rhythm -- The Art of quoting and translating -- The Rules of citing: footnotes and bibliography -- Revising for printer and public. Jacques Barzun and Henry F. Graff Includes index Historiography D13.B28 120919