The term "public history" includes archivists, museum professionals, government historians and policy-makers, preservationists, oral historians, historical consultants, and more.
Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 452.
Summary
"This book fills the need for a succinct source that students,faculty, guidance counselors, and others can consult to learn about public history and the wealth of opportunities open to them ...[T]he essays present a broad perspective on the range of activities involved in each professional position." [from the dust jacket]
Physical geography; The Indians; Discoveries and settlements prior to the first permanent english colony; Virginia until 1688; Maryland until 1688; Carolinas until 1688; New England to the planting of Connecticut in 1636; New England from the planting of Connecticut in 1636-1688; New York to 1688; New Jersey to 1688; Pennsylvania to 1688; Effect of the colonies of the Revolution of 1688; New England from 1688 to 1756; New York from 1688 to 1756; New Jersey from 1688 to 1756; Pennsylvania and Delaware from 1688 to 1756; Maryland from 1688 to 1756; Virginia from 1688 to 1756; Carolinas from 1688 to 1756; Georgia from its settlement to 1756; Literature in the colonies.