What is a historiography or historiographic essay?
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City University of New York: "Historiographic Essays"
University of Central Florida, Department of History: "How to Write a Historiographical Essay."
History Compass is an online journal that publishes historiographic essays. If there is an essay on your topic, it can be an excellent place to start. Go here to access the journal.
Example by Daniel K. Williams, Associate Professor of History, University of West Georgia: “The Meaning of Jacksonianism: A Historiographical Survey”