LibGuides: American History Subject Guide: Learn More about American History

Conversation within American history

Scholars and experts in American history regularly share information through discussion networks. Here is where to find them:

H-Net Networks
A variety of discussion groups on history-related topics, and more

Careers, Grad Studies, and Opportunities in History
Many resources, compiled by a librarian
Career Center
From the American Historical Association

Chronicling America
Search and read digitized historic U.S. newspapers from 1789-1963.

Milestone Documents in American History
Combines full-text primary source documents with analysis.
American Decades Primary Sources
Full or excerpted primary sources of various kinds, representing the seminal issues, themes, movements and events from each decade of the 20th century. Choose a decade from the drop-down menu.

Internet Modern History Sourcebook
"A (huge) collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly for educational use"

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From Fordham University. Includes sections on:
Colonial North America | American Independence Has these sections:
US Civil War | US Immigration | 19th Century U.S | US Power | US Society and more
Library of Congress Digital Collections
Digital Public Library of America
"Discover 22,569,481 images, texts, videos, and sounds from across the United States."
Discovering American Women's History Online
"Digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States."

New York Times Historical This link opens in a new window
Full-text of the New York Times from 1851 to 2013.

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eBooks on U.S. history topics
Browse or search ebooks to read online or download in CU's EBSCO eBook collection.

Start your research in Castleton OneSearch or one of these databases:

ProQuest Central This link opens in a new window
Articles from magazines and scholarly journals on most topics.
U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new window
Primary sources, articles, encyclopedias, audio and video on American history topics.

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Articles from encyclopedias and dictionaries.

Or try one of these other online reference resources:

U.S. History in Context This link opens in a new window
Primary sources, articles, encyclopedias, audio and video on American history topics.

The Wiley International Handbook of History Teaching and Learning
Publication Date: 2018
A comprehensive review of the research literature on history education with contributions from international experts.