The book offers a detailed history of the Washington Metro, tracing its development from initial concepts to becoming the second-busiest rapid transit system in the U.S. Zachary M. Schrag explores the socio-political context of the Great Society era that influenced its creation and growth, highlighting the significance of the Metro in connecting the District of Columbia and its suburbs. Through this narrative, readers gain insight into the challenges and triumphs faced during its evolution.
"The Princeton Guide to Historical Research provides students, scholars, and professionals with the skills they need to practice the historian's craft in the digital age, while never losing sight of the fundamental values and techniques that have defined historical scholarship for centuries. Zachary Schrag begins by explaining how to ask good questions and then guides readers step-by-step through all phases of historical research, from narrowing a topic and locating sources to taking notes, crafting a narrative, and connecting one's work to existing scholarship. He shows how researchers extract knowledge from the widest range of sources, such as government documents, newspapers, unpublished manuscripts, images, interviews, and datasets. He demonstrates how to use archives and libraries, read sources critically, present claims supported by evidence, tell compelling stories, and much more. Featuring a wealth of examples that illustrate the methods used by seasoned experts, The Princeton Guide to Historical Research reveals that, however varied the subject matter and sources, historians share basic tools in their quest to understand people and the choices they made."
This short, smart analysis will engage scholars across academia.
A gripping and masterful account of the moment one of America's founding cities turned on itself, giving the nation a preview of the Civil War to come. číst celé