Research Guides: History 260: U.S. to 1865: Getting Started

Annotation

Eighteenth Century Collections Online This link opens in a new window

Exhibition

Online resources for background information

American Eras
Cambridge History of Religions in America

Dictionary of American History This link opens in a new window

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895
Encyclopedia of the New American Nation

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window

Oxford Companion to US History
Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History
Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America
Oxford Handbook of American Indian History
Oxford Handbook of the American Revolution
Oxford Handbook of the Atlantic World
Oxford Handbook of Religion and Race in American History
Oxford Handbook of Slavery in the Americas

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window

Very Short Introductions Online

Books provide more in-depth information than encyclopedias, dictionaries, and handbooks, but still often include an introduction or overview of a topic

U-M Library Catalog Search This link opens in a new window

Articles are generally quite specific and specialized. They are more easy to use once you have a grasp of the topic.

America: History & Life with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
U-M Library Articles Search This link opens in a new window

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