Essays on Walter Prescott Webb and the Teaching of History

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Essays on Walter Prescott Webb and the Teaching of History is written by Jacques Barzun and published by Texas A&M University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0890962340 (ISBN 10) and 9780890962343 (ISBN 13).

Walter 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.