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History Research Guide: History of the U.S. to 1875

This guide will point students to print and online sources which are useful when researching historical topics.

Reference sources - History of the U.S. to 1875

The Library owns a number of print reference and electronic reference sources which will support historical research.  Reference tools are a good place to begin one's search.  The following are some specific titles which can be used for the time period covered by History 105 - History of the U.S. to 1875..

Ref. E 173 M62 2008 Milestone documents in American history : exploring the primary sources that shaped America
Ref. E 174 D52 2003 Dictionary of American History
Ref. E 174 E53 2003 Encyclopedia of American History
Ref. E 185 E54 2006 Encyclopedia of African-American culture and history : the Black experience in the Americas
Ref. E 208 E64 2006 The encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War: a political, social, and military history
Ref. E 468 H47 2000 Encyclopedia of the American Civil War : a political, social, and military history
Ref. E 183.7 E52 2002 Encyclopedia of American foreign policy
Ref. HA 202 H57 2006 Historical statistics of the United States : earliest times to the present
Ref. KF 4548 E53 2000 Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

                              

                     

                          

                   

                     

               

                

              

                

                

                

 

 

Salem History

Salem History is a collection of Web-based ebooks that deal with a number of topics.  The following sources are included in Salem History: The Encyclopedia of Immigration, Historical Encyclopedia of American Business, and Milestone Documents (1940s-1990s)