A Bibliography Of American County Histories.A Bibliography Of American County Histories P. William Filby Genealogical ge·ne·al·o·gy n. pl. ge·ne·al·o·gies 1. A record or table of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; a family tree. 2. Direct descent from an ancestor; lineage or pedigree. Publishing Company 3600 Clipper Mill Road, Baltimore, MD 21211 #1825 $35.00 1-800-296-6687 www.genealogical.com A reprint of the 1985 paperback bibliographic reference originally compiled for use by historians and genealogists, A Bibliography Of American County Histories by the late P.W. Filby (a world-renowned scholar, bibliographer bib·li·og·ra·pher n. 1. One trained in the description and cataloging of printed matter. 2. One who compiles a bibliography. Noun 1. , cryptologist cryp·tol·o·gy n. The study of cryptanalysis or cryptography. cryp  to·log , and genealogist) is once again available. Primarily based on the holdings of the Library of Congress and the New York Public Library New York Public Library, free library supported by private endowments and gifts and by the city and state of New York. It is the one of largest libraries in the world. , Filby also drew upon published state bibliographies and lists of county histories furnished by librarians in each state. A Bibliography Of American County Histories is justifiably considered to be a standard bibliographical reference. This seminal work A seminal work is a work from which other works grow. The term usually refers to an intellectual or artistic achievement whose ideas and techniques have been adopted or responded to in later works by other people, either in the same field or in the general culture. is very strongly recommended for all county and state historical society libraries, as well as personal, professional, and academic genealogical reference collections.
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