"While most genealogy books focus on original records and primary sources, this title focuses on secondary sources that have proliferated because of the growth of genealogy. It identifies and explains the vast number of published genealogical sources, acting both as a guidebook and a bibliography to the printed material in the field. The introduction alone is a treasure trove of information, and should be called Genealogy Sources 101. Coverage includes...

The intention of this work is to compile a work which contains bibliographical references to all county histories of any consequence up to 1984. The author has attempted to give full bibliographical information as accurate as possible on each title.