Evidence Explained: Citing History Sources from Artifacts to Cyberspace
- ISBN-10
- 0806318066
- ISBN-13
- 9780806318066
- Series
- Evidence Explained
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 885
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Author
- Elizabeth Shown Mills
Description
History is not just a collection of documents-- and all records are not created equal. To analyze and decide what to believe, we also need certain facts about the records themselves.
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