Essaying the Past

Reviews / Votes

"...a useful, relatively clear guide on how to write and frame a history essay or research paper, with a structure which easily allows the reader to dip in and out of the book. Its clear prose makes it much more accessible to younger students....pleasing and clear, [it] makes the theoretical process of showing someone how to write an essay fun. [The author's] style is engaging, and his pop culture references are particularly appreciated throughout....an excellent tool for history teachers and students in a secondary school." - The York Historian Praise for the first edition: "There's a level of sophistication in Essaying thePast that is disguised by its utterly clear and engaging style.Jim Cullen tells students just what they need to know to writeabout the past." - Mari Jo Buhle, Brown University "The ultimate insider's guide to historical writing,the new gold standard in the field." - Kerry Walk, Otis College of Art and Design Praise for the second edition: "Newly revised and better than ever, Essaying thePast remains the single most useful resource for historystudents and instructors in high school and college." - Burke Miller, Northern Kentucky University "Jim Cullen presents a compelling case for the historicalessay as a tool of learning and plots the course for success with arare combination of clarity, sophistication, humor, and easycandor." - James E. Wadsworth, Stonehill College "A clear, concise and engaging guide to the practice ofhistory. Jim Cullen excels in walking students through all thesteps of researching and writing a persuasive paper." - Carter Jones Meyer, Ramapo College of New Jersey "In this first-rate book, Jim Cullen delivers a conciseand accessible guide to the critical work that historians do:reading, writing, and thinking about history. Students will find itinformative and a pleasure to read." - Elizabeth Smith-Pryor, Kent State University "With lucidity, verve, and empathy, Cullen lays thewriting process bare, including fumbles, setbacks, and paths nottaken. In analyzing the writing of history, he also shows why itmatters." - Roberta Pergher, The University of Kansas