American History Subject Guide

Databases

• Humanities International Index
  A collection of bibliographic references to literary, scholarly and creative journals, containing over 1,000 journals from 1975 to the present published in the United States and Canada- EBSCOhost
• History Reference Center
  Offers full-text from more than 650 history reference books and encyclopedias, 50 history magazines, 58,000 historical documents, 43,000 biographies and 12,000 historical photos, maps and other images- EBSCOhost
• Humanities Full Text
  Full-text articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays, television, and radio programs from Humanities Index- WilsonWeb Omnifile Mega

Books

• A World Safe for Capitalism / by Cyrus Veeser
  (HF1502 .Z4 U57)
  Recounts the takeover by the Santo Domingo Improvement Company (SDIC) of the foreign debt, national railroad, and national bank of the Dominican Republic. This led President Roosevelt to launch a sweeping new policy, known as the Roosevelt corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, giving the U. S. the right to intervene anywhere in Latin American that "wrongdoing or impotence" threatened "civilized society"- Publisher
• The Old Religion in a New World: The History of North American Christianity / by Mark A. Noll
  (BR515 .N744)
  Describes the activities and beliefs of major sects of Christianity and how some American non-Christians related to Christianity. Includes important events, such as the Great Awakenings and the involvement of the Black Southern Baptists in the Civil Rights movement. Presents various issues such as the differences between North American and European theologies and religious lives, as well as the day-to-day lives of American Christians- books.com
• When the Smoke Cleared at Gettysburg: The Tragic Aftermath of the Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War / by George Sheldon
  (E475.53 .S55)
  Presents the heartbreaking human misery resulting from the battle of Gettysburg and by the ongoing war wherever it went. Includes from the backbreaking chore of clearing the battlefield of the wounded and dead to nursing the amputees, revealing ordinary people pulled into the war, striving to survive and rebuild their lives- Publisher
• Additional Books

Journals

• American Historical Review
  Scholarly voice of the American Historical Association, a body chartered by Congress to oversee and protect the historiographical legacy of the United States- JSTOR
• American History
  Features articles and special issues presenting the best available historic and contemporary illustrations and authoritative narratives on all aspects of American history- EBSCOhost
• American Jewish History
  Journal of record in American Jewish history for over a century, on the richness and complexity of Jewish life in America through carefully researched articles- Project Muse
• Civil War History
  Foremost scholarly journal of the sectional conflict in the United States, focusing on social, cultural, economic, political, and military issues from antebellum America through Reconstruction- Project Muse
• Journal of American Studies
  Publishes scholarly works from all over the world on American history, politics, literature, institutions, economics, film, popular culture, geography, sociology and related subjects. Includes essays and book reviews on American topics- Publisher (Current Issues found in EBSCOhost)
• The Hispanic American Historical Review
  Publishes articles reporting the results of accounting research and explaining and illustrating related research methodology. Current issues found in EBSCOhost- JSTOR

Websites

• Documenting the American South
  Collection providing access to digitized primary materials that offer Southern perspectives on American history and culture. Presents a wide array of titles for reference, studying, teaching, and research.
• Crucible of Empire
  Offers a timeline of the major events before, during, and after the war; original 1890s sheet music popular during the war; photographs of the major figures involved; and a section on "yellow journalism"- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• American Memory
  Gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. Offers digital items from more than 100 historical collections- Librarian's Index to the Internet