Essays on Walter Prescott Webb and the Teaching of HistoryWalter Prescott Webb's contributions to the study of history, detailing the direction historical studies have taken since Webb wrote. Webb's historiography and its relationship to classroom instruction is the subject of the second essay, by Elliott West. An appreciation of Webb and a sense of his teaching style are offered by Anne M. Butler and Richard A. Baker, while Dennis Reinhartz discusses the use of maps in the classroom, a practice to which Webb was committed. In a postscript, Llerena Friend writes a personal tribute to her mentor and colleague. |
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New Ways to Teach the American West | 36 |
The Legacy | 61 |
A Graphic Dimension | 79 |
Some Thoughts and Comments on Walter Prescott Webb as Teacher | 99 |
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| Title | Essays on Walter Prescott Webb and the Teaching of History Volume 19 of Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures, Published for the Un Volume 19 of Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures, Published for the University of Texas at Arlington by Texas a&M University Press Series Volume 19 of Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures: The Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures Issue 19 of Walter Prescott Webb memorial lectures |
| Author | Jacques Barzun |
| Editors | Dennis Reinhartz, Stephen E. Maizlish |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University Press, 1985 |
| ISBN | 0890962340, 9780890962343 |
| Length | 101 pages |
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