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After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection 6th Edition

by James West Davidson (Author), Mark H. Lytle (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 120 ratings
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For more than twenty-five years, After the Fact has guided students through American history and the methods used to study it. In dramatic episodes that move chronologically through American history, this best-selling book examines a broad variety of topics including oral evidence, photographs, ecological data, films and television programs, church and town records, census data, and novels. Whether for an introductory survey or for a historical methods course, After the Fact is the ideal text to introduce readers, step by step, to the detective work and analytical approaches historians use when they are actually doing history.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0073385484
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0073385488
  3. Edition
    6th
  4. Publisher
    McGraw Hill
  5. Publication date
    September 22, 2009
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.3 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches
  8. Print length
    512 pages
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About the Author

James West Davidson received his B.A. from Haverford College and his Ph.D. from Yale University. A historian who has pursued a full-time writing career, he is the author of numerous books, among them After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection (with Mark H. Lytle), The Logic of Millennial Thought: Eighteenth Century New England, and Great Heart: The History of a Labrador Adventure (with John Rugge). He is co-editor with Michael Stiff of the Oxford New Narratives in American History, in which his most recent book appears: 'They Say': Ida B. Wells and the Reconstruction of Race.

Mark H. Lytle received his Ph.D. from Yale University and is Professor of History and Environmental Studies. he has served two years as Mary Ball Washington Professor of American History at University College, Dublin, in Ireland. His publications include The Origins of the Iranian-American Alliance, 1941-1953, After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection (with James West Davidson), America's Uncivil Wars: The Sixties Era from Elvis to the Fall of Richard Nixon, and, most recently, The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement. He is co-editor of a joint issue of the journals of Diplomatic History and Environmental History dedicated to the field of environmental diplomacy.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 6th edition (September 22, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0073385484
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0073385488
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.43 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 120 ratings

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Suzan D Reed
5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS BOOK
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2018
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So many cool historical stories, well told, and well thought out. I wish I could keep it, but alas I rented it.
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LeiLani Jensen
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Books for Understanding What happened
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2014
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This book is well written, succinct, power-packed in every chapter. What we don't know about history is amazing and what the new Historians are discovering now as they look at historical records. We have learned so much and there is so much more.
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Venus2012
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Textbook
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2012
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My History Professor used this book to supplement the actual text book for our class. It really has some interesting stories and facts from different points of view and made the actual text book kind of boring...however, this book would not suffice for the entire class. But if you like history, this book is interesting and well written.
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Jeanne
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Classroom Text for Advanced Placement U.S. History
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2012
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My students use this book in my APUSH class. I ordered the Kindle edition for my IPad. This allows me to highlight passages and add notes in preparation for a class discussion on a chapter. I hook my IPad up to my projector as part of the class discussion. The book teaches my students to understand how a historian studies history. The chapter topics are interesting and thought provoking. This is a great history book.
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LadyPelinore
3.0 out of 5 stars and a wonderful read. It's great that this book is available ...
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2014
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This text is fascinating, and a wonderful read. It's great that this book is available for rental in Kindle format for students who aren't going to need the book very long. (IE: me.) However, the Kindle formatting for this book is really bad. The print is tiny, notes and highlighting don't work, and I can't access the book from my iPhone, tablet, or PC. Really, really just a disappointing production of a good text.
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Bryan
5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2014
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The book gives you insight on how history is interpreted/reviewed/looked over. It does a very through job of it. Some chapters can get very verbose (the verbosity can be confusing), but it should be no problem if you plan how to read the chapters and follow the plan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent purchase
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2021
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This book is in pristine condition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hthand
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2013
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Not a bad read for a history book. It actually keeps my attention, which is saying a lot. Overall impressed by the book.
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