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Key Resources for U.S. History
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America: History & Life with Full Text (EBSCO)Index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. The database indexes 1,700 journals from 1964 to present and also includes citations and links to book and media reviews. Strong English-language journal coverage is balanced by an international perspective on topics and events, including abstracts in English of articles published in more than 40 languages.
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American History OnlineBiographies of important, interesting, and representative historical figures. Descriptions of events, themes, organizations, places, and cultural developments in American history.
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Historical Abstracts with Full Text (EBSCO)Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women's history, history of education, etc. by indexing more than 1,700 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.
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National ArchivesThe official national archives of the United States.