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Characteristics of a Historian – Variety of Historian Occupations

History / historians, history, history teaching

In addition to the characteristics of a historian, here is information about historians’ occupations and careers, along with links to historians’ professional organizations. Characteristics of a Historian Writing of the essential characteristics of a historian, or what makes a good historian, digital historian and teacher T. Mills Kelly wrote that, “Almost every historian has his […]

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African-American History Articles – Issues of the Early 20th Century

African-Americans, Articles, History, Periodicals / african-american history, african-americans, history, magazines

The African-American history articles on this page were selected from magazines published from 1915 to 1918, using the Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature, Vol. 4, 1915-18. The articles describe prominent African-American issues in that time frame, when many African-Americans from the rural south were migrating to northern cities, and when the U.S. participated in World

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Historical Fiction Books PDF Set in American South

Books, Century Past Library, History, Library / historical fiction, Maryland, New Orleans, Novels, Virginia

Historical fiction set in the southern U.S.; vintage novels. The Century Past Library has links to several hundred vintage novels, including the historical fiction books below that are set in the American South. Nearly all these novels were published before 1924, and are copyright free. You can read online or download them, free. All Historical

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Pontiac’s War: Northern Forts Under Attack

History, Michigan, Native Americans / ebooks, First-Person Accounts in History of the Great Lakes States, Fort Detroit, Fort Michilimackinac, french and indian war, historical fiction, history, library, military, Pontiac, Pontiac's War

As a boy I visited Fort Michilimackinac and learned how the Indians, playing a ball game next to the fort in 1763, used a ruse to get warriors inside the gate. They then attacked the British garrison and took the fort. This was just one of many similar attacks on British forts in the region

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Characteristics of a Historian – Variety of Historian Occupations

African-American History Articles – Issues of the Early 20th Century

Historical Fiction Books PDF Set in American South

A Frontier Wedding

Pontiac’s War: Northern Forts Under Attack