LibGuides: History: United States History

Selected Websites

Selected Databases

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
The standard source for the quantitative facts of American history.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full-text articles in over 375 core academic journals with back-files lacking only the most recent 3 -5 years.
Political Science Database This link opens in a new window
Political science and international relations journals, dissertations and working papers on topics such as comparative politics, political economy, international development, and environmental policy.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Provides online access to the full-text of over 200 scholarly journals in arts and humanities, social sciences and mathematics.

JSTOR

Project Gutenberg

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Library Catalog

Selected Books

A People's History of the United States, 1492-Present by Howard Zinn
ISBN: 0060528427
Publication Date: 2003-02-04
The Oxford Companion to United States History by Paul S. Boyer (Editor)
ISBN: 0195082095
Publication Date: 2001-07-04
The Reader's Companion to American History by Eric Foner (Editor); John A. Garraty (Editor)
ISBN: 0395513723
Publication Date: 1991-10-21
Encyclopedia of American History by Gary B. Nash (Editor)
ISBN: 9780816050796
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Encyclopedia of American Social History by Jane Williams
ISBN: 9780684194578
Publication Date: 1993-03-01
The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History by Michael Kazin (Editor); Rebecca Edwards (Editor); Adam Rothman (Editor)
ISBN: 9781400833566
Publication Date: 2009-11-09
Lincoln by Allen C. Guelzo
ISBN: 9780199709960
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
1776 by David McCullough
ISBN: 0743226720
Publication Date: 2006-07-04
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson
ISBN: 019516895X
Publication Date: 2003-12-11
The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
ISBN: 0345348109
Publication Date: 1987-08-12
The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History by Aaron Brenner (Editor); Benjamin Day (Editor); Immanuel Nes (Editor)
ISBN: 9781849727129
Publication Date: 2010-10-29
Encyclopedia of American Urban History
ISBN: 9781452265537
Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by Carl Waldman; Molly Braun (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780816014217
Publication Date: 1985-01-01

Biographical Information

Biographies Online
Search for biographical information about Humanitarians, Politicians, Nobel Prizewinners, etc.
Exiled Writers Ink!
Browse an extensive list of writers from around the world who are currently living in exile in the UK due to their works. Biographical information about each author is included, as well as excerpts from their work in most cases
Gale Virtual Reference Library
Gale Virtual Reference Library provides respected authoritative essays on varied topics from numerous subject areas, all in E-Book reference title format with coverage from 1999-2005.

Gale Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Rich in biographical, bibliographical, and critical content, the Literature Resource Center is the premier resource for information on literary figures.

Websites

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. Through advocacy and outreach to targeted constituencies, The Leadership Conference works toward the goal of a more open and just society...
Civil Rights in the United States Research Guide
Created by Cindy Levine, Reference Librarian for the Humanities at North Carolina State University.
History Matters
Type "Civil Rights" in the search bar for a number of good websites on the Civil Rights movement.

Project Websites, Blogs, Wikis

African American Multicultural Museum
The AAMM's quarterly exhibits keynote multiculturalism by emphasizing the positive contributions of many races and cultures while incorporating the African American segment.
Native Out Blog
The Native Out vision is to create social change in rural and urban communities that benefit Indigenous Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Two Spirit people.
Sojourner Truth Multicultural Art Museum
The mission of the Sojourner Truth Multicultural Art Museum & Development Center is to foster personal and civic well-being in our community through fine, applied, and performing arts.
Teaching Tolerance
A project of the Southern Poverty Law Center, in Birmingham, Alabama

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