{"product_id":"zen-and-the-art-of-local-history-9781442226890","title":"Zen and the Art of Local History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZen and the Art of Local History is an engaging, interactive conversation that conveys the exciting nature of local history. Divided into six major themes the book covers the scope and breadth of local history:   Being a Local Historian   Topics and Sources   Staying Relevant   Getting it Right   Writing History   History OrganizationsEach chapter features one of Carol Kammen's memorable editorials from History News. Her editorial is a call. Each is followed by a response from one of more than five dozen prominent players in state and local history. These Respondents include local and public historians, archivists, volunteers, and history professionals across the kaleidoscopic spectrum of local history. Among this group are Katherine Kane, Robert Bob Richmond, Charlie Bryan, and Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko. The result is a series of dialogues on important topics in the field of local history. This interactivity of these conversations makes Zen and the Art of Local History a unique offering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe only thing better than a Carol Kammen 'On Doing Local History' essay is sixty-eight Carol Kammen essays. The only thing better than sixty-eight of Carol's insightful, spot-on, wonderfully crafted essays is marrying each with a talented colleague laboring in our rich field somewhere in this great country who provides equally compelling commentary and reflection. This volume is a superb idea taken to the max - at once readable, cerebral, practical, philosophical, and fun. Buy it. Read it. Pass it on. * AASLH History News *\u003cbr\u003eCarol Kammen...has a gift for putting into crafted simple prose the thoughts that many of us have floating around rather vaguely in our minds. Zen and the Art of Local History is a constantly stimulating read. I have rarely seen a better book about local history, or been more impressed by the combination of wisdom, humanity and practicality which it offers. * The Local Historian *\u003cbr\u003eThose in search of the higher purpose of history—be it local, regional, national, or global—would do well to acquaint themselves with Zen and the Art of Local History. It is a welcome reminder of what attracted many of us to the field of history and then kept us here. It speaks from the soul. Kammen and Beatty have produced a work that accurately defines the place of local history within the big tent of public history. It is a good introduction to local history and a road map of some of its contentious as well as more Zen-like paths. * Journal of American History *\u003cbr\u003eCarol Kammen has been providing thoughtful commentary to History News readers for more than two decades. This volume is a retrospective of her columns followed by responses from her colleagues (and yours). Together, Carol and American Association for State and Local History’s own Bob Beatty have put together a book that will challenge your thinking and approaches to our work. -- Terry Davis, president and CEO, American Association for State and Local History\u003cbr\u003eThe only thing better than a Carol Kammen “On Doing Local History” essay is sixty-eight Carol Kammen essays. The only thing better than sixty-eight of Carol’s insightful, spot-on, wonderfully crafted essays is marrying each with a talented colleague laboring in our rich field somewhere in this great country who provides equally compelling commentary and reflection. This volume is a superb idea taken to the max—at once readable, cerebral, practical, philosophical, and fun. Buy it. Read it. Pass it on. -- D. Stephen Elliott, Director\/CEO, Minnesota Historical Society\u003cbr\u003eCarol Kammen and Bob Beatty provide timeless thought-fuel about the presence of local history in our daily lives. You’ll be engaged, inspired, and armed with a broader perspective that invites you to dig into the important task of making history accessible to others. -- Colleen Dilenschneider, chief market engagement office for IMPACTS and author\/publisher of the blog Know Your Own Bone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Lorraine McConaghy Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: About Being a Local Historian \tCall: Not for a Test, but History for Life, Response: Spencer Downing \tCall: Perambulation, Response: Aaron Sachs \tCall: Inappropriate Questions, Response: James L. Baggett \tCall: What We Tell the Youngsters, Response: Kate Betz \tCall: We Are Not Journalists, Response: Jeffrey J. Kollath \tCall: Local Knowledge, Response: Mary Alexander \tCall: Abby Hemenway, Response: Rebecca Conard \tCall: Water Buffalos, Wildebeests, and Gazelles, Response: Robert B. Townsend \tCall: Educating Our “Other” Audiences, Response: Karen Graham Wade \tCall: The Local History Apprentice, Response: Kate Tiller \tCall: Millenialism, Response: Robert Richmond \tCall: Taking the Prize, Response: Donald P. Zuris \tCall: History’s Long Rangers, Response: Michael Potaski \tCall: Retiring Sorts, Response: Richard L. Williams Chapter 2: The Clay for Our Wheels and the Pots We Make \tCall: Getting Involved, Response: Allyn Lord \tCall: Out of the Closet, Response: Paul Landry \tCall: The Clipping Point, Response: Scott Muir Stroh III \tCall: An Ode to Scrapbooks, Response: Kelly Nolin \tCall: The Envelope Please, Response: K. Allison Wickens \tCall; Replevin, Response: Galen R. Wilson \tCall: Local History and the Underground Railroad, Response: Dina Bailey and Richard \t\t\tC. Cooper \tCall: The Hall’s in Your Court(house), Response: James D. Folts \tCall: Down for the Count, Response: Lila Teresa Church \tCall: Small Changes, Response: Darlene Roth \tCall: Rethinking Local History, Response: Bruce Teeple \tCall: Around and About, Response: William L. Lang \tCall: Recording the Home Front, Response: Courtney L. Tollison \tCall: To Blog or Not to Blog, Response: Kate Theimer Chapter 3: Mingled Yarn  \tCall: Community Education, Response: Lynne Ireland \tCall: Seeking Diversity, Response: Patricia Williams Lessane \tCall: History Tents, Response: Linda W. Chapin \tCall: Travel at Home, Response: Janet Vaughan \tCall: Travel at Home (Redux), Response: Amy H. Wilson \tCall: In Memoriam: Quite a Decade (Prelude and Postscript), Response; Jessica Dorman \tCall: Acts of Nature and Other Disturbing Events, Response: Beverly C. Tyler \tCall: When All is Lost, Response: Alice Parman \tCall: The Poor are Always Among Us, Response: Robert Archibald \tCall: What’s in a Name, Response: Mary E. Montgomery Chapter 4: Truth and Consequences \tCall: When Not Being Wrong is Not Good Enough, Response: Constantine Dillon \tCall: Ducking, Bobbing, and Looking Away, Response: Charles F. Bryan, Jr. \tCall: Unintended Consequences, Response: Joe Meehan \tCall: Making it Up, Response: Tim Grove \tCall: Truth and Fiction, Response: Mark T. Mannette \tCall: Just All the Facts, Ma’am, Just Not All the Facts, Response: Annette Atkins Chapter 5: Words in Stone \tCall: History for Our Times, Response: David A. Janssen \tCall: In Context, Response: Paige Lilly \tCall: Local History’s Audience, Response: J. Kent Calder and Thomas A. Mason \tCall: Community History, Response: Stephen L. Cox \tCall: The Things We Ignore, Response: Philip V. Scarpino \tCall: To Note or Not to Note, Response: Chris Brewer \tCall: Defining the Field, Response: Matthew Gibson Chapter 6: Work and Play in History’s Sandbox  \tCall: A Fourteen-Step Program for Local History, Response: Cinnamon Catlin-Legutko \tCall: Clanking of Canes: A Survey of North American State and Local History, \t\t\t\tResponse: Burt Logan \tCall: The Future of Historical Societies, Response: James M. Vaughan \tCall: An Abundance of History, Response: Lisa Anderson \tCall:  Cultural Tourism, Response: Carolyn Brackett \tCall: In the Company of Our Peers, Response: Janice B. Klein \tCall: The Importance of a Good Chair, Response: Tobi Voigt \tCall: Out of the Box and Into the Fray, Response: Katherine D. Kane \tCall: Tripping over History, Response: Lawrence J. Yerdon \tCall: Radio Waves, Response: Stan Deaton \tCall: Random Acts, Response: Cynthia Cardona Melendez \tCall: Into the Archive, Response: Kathleen D. Roe \tCall: On Boards, Response: Kent Whitworth \tCall: Being On Board, Response: Kathleen M. O’Leary Title\/Author index Subject index About the Authors","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039886377303,"sku":"9781442226890","price":87.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442226890.jpg?v=1750945156","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/zen-and-the-art-of-local-history-9781442226890","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}