Sources for Historical Research

Print:

Abraham, Donna J. The Way They Were: Dressed in 1860-1865. A Photographic

Reference. Abraham’s Lady LLC, 2008.

Blum, Stella, ed. Fashions and Costumes from Godey’s Lady’s Book. NY: Dover

Publications, 1985.

Carter, Alison. Underwear; the Fashion History. NY: Drama Books, 1991.

Cosman, Madeleine Pelner. Medieval Wordbook. NY: Facts On File Inc.

1996.

Kenyon, Sherrilyn. The Writer’s Digest Character Naming Sourcebook. 2^nd ed. Cincinnati,

OH: Writer’s Digest, 2005.

Kenyon, Sherrilyn. The Writer’s Digest Guide to Everyday Life in the Middle Ages.

Cincinnati, OH. Writer’s Digest Books, 1995.

Leisch, Juanita. Who Wore What? Women’s Wear 1861-1865. Gettysburg, PA: Thomas

Publications,1995.

Leventon, Melissa. What People Wore When: A complete Illustrated History of Costume from Ancient times to the Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society.

St. Marin’s Griffin, 2000.

Martin, Rhona. Writing Historical Fiction. 2^nd ed. A & C Black, 1995.

Pickens, Mary Brooks. A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historical and Modern.

Dover, 1998.

Singman, Jeffrey L. and Will McLean. Dailey Life in Chaucer’s England. Westpoint,

CT Greenwood Press, 1995.

Vogler, Christopher. Writer’s Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. 3^rd ed. Studio City,

CA: Michael Wise Production, 2007.

Woolley, Persia. How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction. Cincinnati, OH: Writer’s

Digest Books, 2000.

Internet:

www.accessible.com (Accessible Archives-primary source material from 18^th & 19^th century periodicals)

www.copperfieldreview.com

www.histfiction.net

www.oah.org (site of the Organization American Historians)

www.suite101.com

www.writing-world.com (information to help with writing fiction of all genres)

Yahoo!:Fashion and Beauty History @ dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Design_Arts/Fashion_and_Beauty/History

Other:

Museums

Historical Societies

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