A Welcome Light Post Guiding the Way

I am researching food in Mexico in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries. On a previous visit, I found an excellent link to food history in Latin America, but this time I was looking specifically for historiographies of the Porfirian Era. In Spanish, I know it as “El Porfiriato,” which of course didn’t immediately surface. While browsing the Latin America section out of general interest, I stumbled across “Era of Porfirio Díaz, 1876–1911, The,” by William Beezley. What a trove! I was pleased to find several books I own and some I didn’t know I was looking for. While researching, I often find there are moments of feeling profoundly lost; this resource came along just at the right time. At the risk of quoting Tony Robbins, I will quote Tony Robbins: “Desperation precedes inspiration.” What an amazing resource. Thanks!

Welcome to the BGSU History blog for Oxford Bibliographies on Line

Thank you to Nanosh Lucas for setting up this blog.

Please post about your experiences using the OBO database.  What great entries did you come across as you browsed the articles?  Did you find an article that contains a bibliography perfectly suited to your research project?  Which series was it in?  How did you find it?  What search tips do you recommend to us?

The OBO articles are a goldmine for historians and scholars at large.  Happy hunting!