Reference Books
Online Databases
Websites
Reference Books
The following is a sample of reference materials held in Anselmo
Library's Reference Collection. Use these books to begin your research.
Remember reference materials cannot be taken from the library.
Encyclopedia of World War I: a Political, Social, and Military
History (5 vol)
REF D510.E53 2005
Encyclopedia of World War II: a political, social, and military
history (5 vol)
REF D740.E516 2005
The Timetables of American History
REF
E18.5.U75
Encyclopedia of American Studies
REF E169.1.E625
2001
Great Debates in American History
REF E173.M64
1970
Our documents: 100 milestone documents from the National
Archives
REF E173 .U62 2003
Dictionary of American History
REF E174.A43
The Reader's Companion to American History
REF
E174.R43 1991
Dictionary of American Biography
REF E176.D562
U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy
REF E176.1.U16 2007
Debatable Issues in U.S. History
REF E178.3 .D42 2004
Oxford Companion to American Military History
REF
E181.O94 1999
America Becoming: Racial Trends and Their
Consequences
REF E184.A1 A497 2001
Civil Rights in the United States
REF E184.A1 C47
2000
Encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War
REF E208.E64 2006
Slavery in the United States
REF E441.S635 2007
American Civil War Almanac
REF E464.H55 A55
2000
American Civil War Primary Sources
E464 .H55 Pr6 2000
Civil War & Reconstruction
REF E468.B319 2001
Gilded Age and Progressive Era
REF E661.P44 2006
Search for information on your topic using the following online databases:
ABC-CLIO Social Studies Databases
The American History file investigates the people, events, and themes of our nation's evolution from the first explorers in the New World to the developments in today's headlines.
The U.S. at War file provides access to authoritative reference content, pertinent primary sources, and a wealth of historical insight and analysis on the important themes and consequences of all major U.S.-involved wars.
The Issues file provides an in-depth understanding of how society shapes and is shaped by controversy.
Facts on File Reference Suite
Issues and Controversies in American History On File builds a deeper understanding of how historical events have shaped our nation by exploring the key players and the battles they fought. The database also includes an almanac, an encyclopedia and an international news file.
American
Memory
Hosted by the Library of Congress, this site offers primary
source material relating to the history and culture of the United
States.
Best of
History Websites: United States History
This site "aims to provide
quick, convenient, and reliable access to the best history-oriented
resources online in a wide range of categories."
A Chronology of United States
Historical Documents
Core Documents of
United States Democracy
Digital
History
Intended to act as an interactive online textbook, this
site contains research guides, timelines, biographies, primary sources,
and more.
United States National
Archives and Records Administration
Voice of the Shuttle
A humanities
database run by the University of California, Santa Barbara offers
numerous websites on US History. Click on History on the
main page.
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