On Doing Local History: Reflections on what Local Historians Do, Why, and what it Means
- ISBN-10
- 0910050813
- ISBN-13
- 9780910050814
- Category
- History / United States / State & Local / General
- Pages
- 184
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1986
- Publisher
- American Association for State and Local History
- Author
- Carol Kammen
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