Now in its fifth edition, The Historian's Toolbox is designed to help students become skilled in the intellectual process and craft of history, offering an overview of the field and techniques for reading and writing about history.
Robert C. Williams is Vail Professor of History Emeritus at Davidson College, where he was Dean of Faculty from 1986 to 1998. He is a Russian historian and the author of eighteen books and numerous articles. He received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and has taught at Bates, Davidson, and Williams colleges and at Washington University in St. Louis.
