Public History / Local History

• Books for your courses in public and local history studies
• Our Public and Local History Studies catalog

Download our public history catalog (PDF)

AltaMira Press is the world's leading publisher of materials for the practice of public and local history and those training for professional work in this field. Our specialty is in providing useful materials for those working in historical societies, museums, and related institutions.

We publish textbooks for undergraduate and graduate classes, supplementary textbooks, academic monographs, reference books, and the refereed professional journals Curator and Collections.

Consultant/Editors: Terry Davis (AASLH) & Don Fowler (Heritage Resources Management Program, University of Nevada Reno)