Choppy chapters and poor production quality.

This has been a very helpful book while I've been working on my research paper. Not only does William's go over the basics of how to write a paper, but he tailors his tips to the would-be historian. Great for students and history enthusiast who wish to know more about how to be a great researcher.

Textbook... dry but not unreadable

A good introduction to certain topics in historiography- however take this with a grain a salt as this book also includes what seems to be a polemic against postmodern critical literature; it is also very apparent he doesn’t even try to understand it.

I read this book for my 300 level Historiography class at The University of Alaska Anchorage. We used this book extensively. Valuable to me since I am pursuing a degree in history. This book WOULD NOT be of interest to the average person though.

A great introduction to the theory and craft of history. Williams used plain language and examples that didn't bore the reader.

A good resource for those interested in pursuing the study of history at an undergraduate or graduate level. Williams splits each chapter into short segments on different aspects of studying and writing history. He doesn't deal much at all with historical schools of thought but it's very easy to read and provides great examples to clarify the points he makes. Definitely recommend it for anyone studying history at the academic level but not really for those only generally interested in history.

As an introduction to the concepts of academic historical writing, this is an excellent starting place. However, if you're looking for more in-depth reference information, especially regarding citations in the Chicago style and the minutiae of footnotes, it's more efficient to just google what you want.

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