The American Historical Association's Guide to Historical Literature

xxxv, 962 pp. 20,000 items selected and annotated by more than 230experts in special fields according to a plan devised by a committee of The American Historical Association. For use by students, teachers, reference librarians and investigators in history and related subjects. It has been produced under a strong conviction that History has much to contribute to a living generation. The guide is in a sense a bibliographic panorama as well as an inventory of the best historical literature extant at the time of compilation. Its purpose is to furnish directions to the best means of gaining a broader knowledge of history.