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Prepared by:  William Vincenti | Updated September 2004
Reference Department, Harry A. Sprague Library


Comprehensive


United States History

    United States, History:
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    United States History Encyclopedias:
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    Encyclopedia of American History.
    Ref E174.5 .E52 1996

    The Oxford Companion to United States History.
    Ref E174 .O94 2001

    Encyclopedia of American Immigration.
    Ref JV6465 .E53 2001. 4vols.

    Encyclopedia of American Social History.
    Ref HN57 .E58 1993. 3vols.

    Encyclopedia of American Religious History.
    Ref BL2525 .Q44 2001. 2vols.

United States History:   Web Sites


Key Government Documents

    Colonial Documents

    The Declaration of Independence

      Our great state papers: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of New Jersey, the history of, and pledge to, the United States flag.
      CIRC STACKS   JK11 1948.O8

      United States, Declaration of Independence:
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    The Articles of Confederation

      The Articles of Confederation; an interpretation of the social-constitutional history of the American Revolution, 1774-1781.
      CIRC STACKS   JK131.J4 1959

      United States -- History -- Confederation, 1783-1789:
      The United States under The Articles of Confederation.
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    The Constitution

Key Government Documents: Web Sites


by Subject/Time Period


Biographies

    United States, Biography:
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    American National Biography.
    Ref CT213 .A68 1999 24vols.

    Dictionary of American Biography.
    Ref. E176.D56. 22vols.

    The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography.
    Ref E176.N283 13vols.

    Biography and Genealogy Master Index.
    An index to biographical sketches in current and retrospective biographical dictionaries.
    Ref Index Tables Z5305.U5B562 1981 to date.

    Biography Index.
    A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines.
    Ref Index Tables Z5301.B5 1982 to date.

Biographies: Web Sites


Slavery

    Slavery:
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    The Historical Encyclopedia of World Slavery.
    Ref HT861 .H57 1997   2vols.

    Macmillan Encyclopedia of World Slavery.
    Ref HT861 .M24 1998   2vols.

Slavery: Web Sites


Military History

Military History: Web Sites


European Exploration & Colonization

European Exploration & Colonization:   Web Sites


Colonial America and the American Revolution

Colonial America and the American Revolution: Web Sites


Civil War and Reconstruction

    Encyclopedia of the American Civil War:  a political, social, and military history.
    Ref E468 .E53 2000. 5vols.

    A user's guide to the official records of the American Civil War.
    Circ Stacks   E464 .A35 1993
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    War of the rebellion:a compilation of the official records of the Union and Confederate armies ... General index and additions and corrections.
    Ref E464.U6 Index

    United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865:
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Civil War and Reconstruction: Web Sites


The Gilded Age  (1876-1900): Books

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The Gilded Age  (1876-1900): Web Sites


World War I

    World War, 1914-1918:
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    The European powers in the First World War: an encyclopedia.
    Ref D510 .E97 1996

    The United States in the First World War: an encyclopedia.
    Ref D510 .U65 1995

    World War I : a visual encyclopedia.
    Ref D510 .W67 2002

World War I: Web Sites


The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties: Web Sites


The Great Depression

The Great Depression: Web Sites


World War II

    World War, 1939-1945:
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    The Oxford Companion to World War II.
    Ref D740 .O94 1995

    The Historical Encyclopedia of World War II.
    Ref D740 .E5213

World War II: Web Sites


The Cold War:  Books

The Cold War: Web Sites


Civil Rights and the Anti War Movements

Civil Rights and the Anti War Movements: Web Sites





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