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Each year the History Section’s Bibliography andIndexes Committee continues its project to honor

outstanding book-length English-language bibliogra-phies in the field of history. It is our goal to encourageboth the work of scholars in the bibliography of historyand the publishers who support this important activity.This year’s titles were published in 2002 and 2003.

All members of the library profession are invited tosubmit titles to the committee for consideration. For2005, the committee will review works published in2003 and 2004. Nominated titles can be from anyperiod of history. The focus is on first editions, but asubsequent edition will be considered if there is sub-stantial revision. Titles for consideration, with appro-priate bibliographic information should be sent to:Jennalyn W. Tellman, University Library, A211, 1510 E.University Blvd., P.O. Box 210055, Tucson, AZ 85721-0055. The next submission deadline is October 31,2004.

Beckham, Stephen, et al. The Literature of the Lewisand Clark Expedition: A Bibliography and Essays.Portland, Ore.: Lewis & Clark College, 2003. 315 p.$75 (ISBN: 0-963-0866-18). The Literature of the Lewis and Clark Expedition cites

both primary and secondary sources, ranging frombooks that were carried on the Expedition to recentpublications. Monographs, maps, articles, and chil-dren’s literature are also included. Following an intro-ductory essay on the collection at Lewis & Clark Collegeare seven topical bibliographies, which (except for thefinal chapter on twentieth century publications) openwith an interesting essay. All works cited are held at the

Lewis & Clark College, and many are held at numerousother libraries. Annotated citations include full biblio-graphic descriptions. Scholars as well as generalresearchers interested in Lewis and Clark will find this alovely and useful book.—Lisa Scharnhorst, Seattle PublicLibrary

Crawford, Gregory A. Petra and the Nabataeans: ABibliography. ATLA Bibliography Series, no. 49.Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow, 2003. 304p. $65 (ISBN: 0-810-84846-5). With wealth gained through the caravan trade, the

ancient Arabian civilization of the Nabataeans and itscapital city, Petra, flourished from sometime before 312BCE through the 5th century CE. Travelers and archae-ologists rediscovered Petra in the nineteenth centuryand began revealing its wonders and relationship to theclassical world. With 2,413 entries, Crawford’s impres-sive international bibliography brings together nine-teenth and twentieth century research literature aboutall aspects of this civilization, from archaeology to art,prehistory, paleography, and engineering. The bibliog-raphy is arranged alphabetically by author, and eacharticle is assigned at least one subject heading. A detailedclassified subject schema forms the subject index, andthere are also author and editor indexes. This carefullycrafted bibliography clearly belongs in any library withstrong collections in Classics or the Ancient Near

Best Bibliographies in HistoryRUSA History Section Bibliography and Indexes Committee

Contributing members: Laura Dale Bischof (Editor); Eric C.Novotny; Jeannette E. Pierce; Lisa Gay Scharnhorst; Jennalyn W.

Tellman (Assistant Editor); Barbara L. Walden.

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East.—Laura Dale Bischof, University ofMinnesota, Twin Cities

Creaton, Heather. UnpublishedLondon Diaries: A Checklist ofUnpublished Diaries by Londonersand Visitors with a Select Biblio-graphy of Published Diaries. LondonRecord Society Publications, vol.37. London: London RecordSociety, 2003. 136p. £20 (ISBN: 0-900-9523-77). Heather Creaton briefly describes

the content of 883 unpublished per-sonal diaries by residents or visitors toLondon. Entries are arranged inchronological order by diary startingdate and then by diarist. There is aname index for the diarists. The sub-ject index includes occupations, loca-tions, institutions, and topical entriessuch as air raids, hospitals, house-wives, shops and shopping, and tradeunionists. Creaton provides a separatelist of 244 published diaries. This bibli-ography will be a welcome tool forthose interested in finding primarysource material on London. A list ofthe diarists by gender would have beena useful addition to this guide.—Jeannette Pierce, Johns Hopkins Univer-sity, Baltimore

Hacker, Barton C. World MilitaryHistory Bibliography: Premodern andNonwestern Military Institutions andWarfare. History of Warfare Series,vol. 16. Leiden: Brill, 2003. 836p.$230 (ISBN: 9-004-1299-79). Hacker’s bibliography of military

history provides thorough documenta-tion of over 6,000 resources about mili-tary training, philosophy, and warfaretechnique. Focusing on books, jour-nals, and dissertations published from1967 to 1997, Hacker covers each part ofthis subject first historically, startingwith Ancient World history and mov-ing up to post-World War II. Additionalchapters on materials not primarilyhistorical or geographic, such as “Warin Social Thought,” “War ExplainedBiologically,” and “Nonstate Warfare”conclude the last part of the book.Most entries have brief annotations or

reviews, highlighting the value of suchmaterials to the topic at hand. Thisimpressive work fills a gap and will bevaluable to any world history studentand researcher.—Paul Wartenberg,University of Florida Libraries, Gainesville

Junne, George H. The History of Blacksin Canada: A Selectively AnnotatedBibliography. Bibliographies andIndexes in Afro-American andAfrican Studies, no. 44. Westport,Conn.: Greenwood, 2003. 412p.$78.95 (ISBN: 0-313-3229-29).The History of Blacks in Canada con-

sists of 3,600 entries (many annotated)for monographs, articles, internet sites,archival collections, calendars, curricu-lum kits, and videos. The bibliographyopens with an introduction, followedby sixteen topical chapters and chap-ters for each of the provinces and terri-tories (except Northwest Territoriesand Nunavut). Also included are chap-ters on “Black Newspapers andMagazines” (not annotated) and“Films and Videos” and separateauthor and subject indexes. This workexpands on Junne’s 2000 work, Blacksin the American West and Beyond—America, Canada, and Mexico: ASelectively Annotated Bibliography. Wellorganized and comprehensive, thiswork would be useful to researchersfrom secondary students to doctoralcandidates.—Lisa Scharnhorst, SeattlePublic Library

Lowe, Joy L., and Kathryn I.Matthew. Colonial America inLiterature for Youth: A Guide andResource Book. Literature for YouthSeries, no. 2. Lanham, Md.:Scarecrow, 2003. 283p. $42 (ISBN:0-810-8474-42). The authors provide evaluative

descriptions of fictional and nonfic-tional accounts of the Americancolonies written for a K-12 audience.The bibliography includes recreationalreading materials as well as works use-ful for classroom instruction. Theauthors’ goal is to guide students andteachers to the resources appropriateto their interests and reading levels.

The bibliography is well organizedand easy to navigate. Author, title, andsubject indexes provide multipleaccess points. Appendixes containadditional resources for teachers,including suggested classroom activi-ties and electronic resources. Thiswork will be invaluable for students,teachers, and librarians who are seek-ing reliable historical works that arealso good reads. It will be especiallyuseful for reader’s advisory services orin libraries that serve educators.—EricNovotny, Pennsylvania State University,State College

Metz, Allan. Bill Clinton: A Bibliography.Bibliographies of the Presidents ofthe United States, no. 41. Westport,Conn.: Greenwood, 2002. 400p.$82.95 (ISBN: 0-313-3145-27). Broad in scope but selective in con-

tents, this annotated bibliographyfocuses on periodical articles and bookscovering all aspects of Bill Clinton’s lifeand presidency. In addition to Clintonhimself, selective coverage of promi-nent Clinton administration officials isalso included. The compiler has done acommendable job of sorting throughthe enormous amount of writing aboutthis president and providing carefulannotations. The emphasis is on mate-rials that analyze or report on theClinton presidency; the outpouring ofliterature about this president in thepopular or tabloid press is not included.With its emphasis on the policy aspectsof the Clinton presidency and on moreserious analysis and responses, this sub-stantial guide to resources is likely tocontinue to be a fundamental sourcefor information in coming years.—Barbara L. Walden, University ofWisconsin, Madison

Sheldon, R. M. Espionage in theAncient World: An Annotated Biblio-graphy of Books and Articles inWestern Languages. Jefferson, N.C.:McFarland, 2003. 232p. $45 (ISBN:0-786-4136-54).This extensively annotated bibli-

ography concentrates on primary andsecondary literature concerned with

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intelligence, espionage, and cryptog-raphy in the ancient world. In addi-tion to annotations, this delightfuland impressive work includes selectedbook reviews and an essay on afamous unsolved cryptogram, theSator Rebus. Highly informativeessays introduce each section; a readercould learn much from merely read-ing the introductions, annotations,and reviews. The author indicates thelocations of the cited works when pos-sible and has put them in standardbibliographic format. A glossary isincluded. This works brings togethermaterial that would be challengingfor an individual researcher touncover and belongs in research col-lections of ancient and military his-tory.—Jennalyn W. Tellman, Universityof Arizona, Tucson

Smele, Jonathan D., ed. The RussianRevolution and Civil War, 1917–1921:An Annotated Bibliography. NewYork: Continuum, 2003. 625p.$185 (ISBN: 0-826-4561-89).The author lists over 6,000 titles

dealing with all aspects of the Russian

revolution and civil war, from historyto the arts, science, medicine, and reli-gion. Books, articles, collections ofessays, speeches, memoirs, and inter-views published from 1917 to January2000 are included. Entries arearranged in broad thematic chapters,subdivided by topic and type ofsource. Brief annotations describeeach work and offer critical commen-tary on their scholarly contributions.Although there is overlap with similarbibliographies available, most notablyThe Russian Revolution, 1905–1921: ABibliographic Guide to Works in English,this work expands upon and updatesits predecessors. Its singular focus,breadth of coverage, and insightfulannotations will likely make it thestandard bibliography on this topicfor some years to come.—Eric Novotny,Pennsylvania State University, StateCollege

Walgren, Kent L. Freemasonry, Anti-Masonry and Illuminism in theUnited States, 1734–1850: ABibliography. Worcester, Mass.:American Antiquarian Society,

2003. 1,136p. $195 (ISSN: 1-929-54508-8). Kent Walgren describes 5,560

early Masonic and anti-Masonicbooks printed in the United Statesbetween 1734 and 1850. He consultedthe collections of the six majorMasonic libraries in the United Statesas well as important collections inresearch libraries, personally examin-ing 95 percent of the entries. The bibliography is arranged in chrono-logical order by year and then geo-graphically by state. There is anauthor/title index, a general index,and a printer/publishers index.Among the many helpful topics inthe general index are African-American Masonry, religion andMasonry, and women and Masonry.The volumes are beautiful, includingseventy title page facsimiles. Thiswork will become a standard refer-ence tool for scholars of U.S.Freemasonry. It will also be of interestto historians in U.S. social, political,and religious thought.—JeannettePierce, Johns Hopkins University,Baltimore

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