The History Highway: A Guide to Internet Resources

Trinkle, Dennis A.; Auchter, Dorothy; Merriman, Scott A.; Larson, Todd E.

ISBN 10: 0765609045 / ISBN 13: 9780765609045

Published by Routledge (edition 3rd), 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History Highway: A Guide to Internet Resources
• Publisher: Routledge (edition 3rd)
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0765609045
• ISBN 13: 9780765609045
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd.
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Now including a CD-ROM, this redesigned and thoroughly updated edition of The History Highway guides users to the astonishing amount of historical information available on the Internet. It features more entries on non-U.S. history than ever before, and the CD-ROM contains the entire contents as PDF files with live links, so that users can put the disk into their computers, go on line, and click directly to the sites. A special feature, "Editor's Choice," indicates superior destinations for researchers. In addition to the complete new edition, three specialized versions are also available offering specific coverage of just those sites that apply to world history, U.S. history, or European history, along with basic information about Internet research that is included with all four versions. Covering hundreds of sites and designed for ease of use and maximum flexibility, The History Highway 3.0 is an indispensable tool for historical research in the twenty first-century, no matter what the area or level of interest.

Reviews

Initially published in 1996 and revised in 2000, this work has again been updated, which is essential to keeping it useful and relevant. The editors attempt to survey the breadth and depth of history as a subject within the far-reaching and often confusing realm of the Internet an aim they achieve admirably. Many categories of history are covered, including specific geographies and time periods, the history of computers, genealogy, and urban history. There are also useful sections on newsgroups, discussion lists, libraries, and special collections. The entries themselves provide a description of what information a reader can find on the site and some sense of the authority of the site or its authors. The great thing about a work like this is that you know a site included here can be worthwhile. The inclusion of an index is important because some of the topics overlap. For instance, one web site is covered in two separate sections, by two different contributors, and therefore with slightly different levels of detail. The serious scholar, the history buff, and anyone with a computer and a love of the subject should have this book along with a heavy-duty book weight to hold it open while surfing. Manya S. Chylinski, Ernst & Young Ctr. for Business Knowledge, Boston
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