Books you can take with you are in this number range: 970-979
When searching our catalog, use relevant keywords such as:
United States and Civil War
United States and women and history
United States and industrial revolution
Helpful Reference Books
| American Eras | R 973.02 A |
| Annals of America | R 973 A |
| Datapedia of the United States | R 317 K |
| Dictionary of American History | R 973.03 D |
| Encyclopedia of African-American Culture & History | R 973.0496 E |
| Encyclopedia of the American Civil War | R 973.703 H |
| Encyclopedia of American Cultural & Intellectual History | R 973.03 E |
| Encyclopedia of American Social History | R 301.0973 C |
| Encyclopedia of the Great Depression | R 973.916 E |
| Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies | R 940.03 E |
| Encyclopedia of Tariffs and Trade in United States History | R 382.7097 E |
Electronic Sources (may require library card)
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Magazine and Journal Indexes (may require library card)
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Free Websites
Library of Congress American Memory Project
(lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem)
Primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States
University of Michigan: Making of America
(moa.umdl.umich.edu)
Primary source material from the antebellum period through reconstruction
Smithsonian National Museum of American History
(americanhistory.si.edu)
Information on collections and exhibits
Great American Speeches
(www.pbs.org/greatspeeches)
An archive of speeches and background information from 1900-1999
Our Documents
(www.ourdocuments.gov)
One hundred milestone documents of American History
See Also: WHPL Internet Guide for History
(www.westhartfordlibrary.org/guide/history.htm)