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American History to 1877 - HIST 121 Resource Guide: Welcome

A survey of institutions, politics, culture, and society in America from colonization to reconstruction

About This Guide

This resource guide was designed to provide you with assistance in locating good sources of information as you do research on early American history.

To navigate this guide, click on the tabs above or the Table of Contents below. Tabs with a down arrow have subpages under them with even more information. If you need help, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Find Articles
Includes newspapers, journals, and databases.
Find Books
Includes suggested books at Stafford Library.
Find E-Books
Includes suggested e-books.
Multimedia
Includes streaming videos and digital collections.
Early America
Includes selected e-books and reference articles.
Colonial Era
Includes selected e-books and reference articles and has a subpage on Revolutionary America.
Nineteenth Century
Includes subpages on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Westward expansion with e-books, reference articles, websites, and streaming videos.

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Selected E-Books

Outline of U. S. History by George Clack (Editor); Mildred Sola Neely (Editor); Alonzo Hamby (Editor)
Call Number: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
ISBN: 9781604564952
Publication Date: 2009
The Reader's Companion to American History
Call Number: Credo Reference
American Civil War by Woodworth, Steven E.
Call Number: Gale Virtual Reference
ISBN: 978031309720
Publication Date: 2000

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