The Pullman Case Order Description The name of the book is "The Pullman Case" and the Author is David Ray Papke. Dr. Walker-McWilliams HIST 1323, P01 U.S. History, 1876 to Present– Book Precis #1 – The Pullman Case Assignment Value: 30 points (late papers downgraded 5 pts per day late) Guide to Writing a Book Précis A book précis is a short review or summary of a text. It should be informative and meaningful to someone who has not read the book in question. An effective review should contain an analysis of the author’s thesis or point of view, a discussion of the methods/sources that the author uses, and your critical evaluation of the work as a whole. For examples of academic book reviews, you are strongly encouraged to consult a recent copy of the Journal of American History or the American Historical Review (both are available through the library). Format • Must include your name, course number and section (single-spaced) in upper-left hand corner on the first page of your review • 1-inch margins and the body of your review should be double-spaced, 12pt font • 2-3 complete pages in length • Bibliography in Chicago Manual of Style format: Papke, David Ray. The Pullman Case (Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 1999). Content • A short summary of the scope, content and argument/thesis of the book (generally done in one introductory paragraph) • Your analysis of how well the author supports his/her thesis (the bulk of your essay) • Is the book well-written and well-documented with sources? • What are the strong points of the book? Its weak points? • Conclusion – would you recommend the book to a reader interested in its subject matter? Why or Why not? Grammar and Syntax • This is a formal piece of writing that requires correct English, grammar and punctuation. • Do not use profanity or slang and address authors and key figures by their full or last name. • Try to avoid writing in the first person, e.g. “I feel,” “I think.” • Quoted material must include page numbers, e.g. “[Quoted material]” (Papke, pg. #). • Avoid quotes that are more than 6 lines long • PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD, PROOFREAD!!! Grading “A” papers (27-30 pts): Adequately meet above requirements and with few grammatical errors. “B/C” papers (21-26 pts): Meet most of the above requirements, but lack a complete analysis of the book and miss some formatting requirements. Will have grammatical errors that detract from the paper. Paper may have been late. “D” papers (18-20 pts): Paper did not fully address the assignment and above requirements. Paper includes numerous grammatical errors. Paper may have been late. “F” papers (0-17 pts): Haphazardly put together assignment or a paper that struggles to follow the assignment and make sense of the book. Paper is significantly late. Pap