Tyrrell, Ian R. <br/><br/>
Historians in public :  the practice of American history, 1890-1970 / 
Ian Tyrrell. 
 - Chicago :  University of Chicago Press,  2005. 
 - xii, 348 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> American Window. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-328) and index. 
<br/><br/>What's wrong with history? the contemporary context -- The great Jeremiad: the history of historical specialization -- Searching for the general reader: professional historians, amateurs, and nonacademic audiences, 1890-1939 -- The crusade against pedantry and its aftermath: Allan Nevins and friends, 1930s-1950s -- Movies made history and history made movies -- Radio days: how the American Historical Association sought to meet a mass culture -- Contesting the retreat from the schools: progressives and teachers before World War II -- The patriots' call: American history and the school curriculum in war and peace -- Going public: public and applied history, 1890-1930 -- History making in the New Deal state -- States of war: World War II, the Cold War, and remaking history -- The state, the local, and the national: connecting and disconnecting with public audiences. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0226821935 (cloth : alk. paper) 0226821943 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005003459 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Historians--Political activity--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Historians--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Historiography--Political aspects--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Historiography--Social aspects--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Historiography--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Popular culture--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Public history--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--Historiography.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E175  / .T975 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>973/.072/073