The book reviews will be 900-1100 words long and be modeled after critical reviews in
academic journals such as the American Historical Review or The William and Mary Quarterly.
Write a book review concentrates on identifying and critiquing on the authors thesis. What is the
author trying to argue, what evidence do they use, and do you agree and disagree? It is not just a
simple summary of the book.
Your papers must be typewritten, with 12 pt. font in Times New Roman and double-spaced lines.
The header of your paper should be single-space
Your paper should have 1 margins on the top and bottom and 1.25 margins on the left right
margins. Evidence must be cited using footnotes. Use of alternate forms of citation, such as the
MLA format, is not acceptable.
The essay must include evidence from the text, and you must cite that evidence using footnotes.
Use the following examples as models:
First citation:
1 Alfred F. Young, The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and the American
Revolution (Boston: Beacon Press, 1999), 45.
Subsequent citations:
5 Young, The Shoemaker and the Tea Party, 74.
