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REFERENCE SOURCES

Dictionary of American History REF 973.03

Military history 355

Politics 324

Law 343-348

Government 353

Biography 920.073

BACKGROUND INFOMATION

Encyclopedia Britannica Online

CQ Encyclopedia of American Government -- Concise, up-to-date explanations of the who, how, and why of American democracy. Content categories include the Presidency, the Supreme Court, Congress, and elections.

U.S. at War: Understanding Conflict and Society -- Research the people, events, causes, consequences, and underlying themes of wars throughout history. Contains primary documents

Annals of American History -- Primary documents from U.S. history

PERIODICAL ARTICLES

InfoTrac OneFile -- Periodical articles and radio broadcasts, 1986 - present

ProQuest -- Includes thousands of newspapers and magazines, many updated daily. 1986 to present. Hint: Begin with an Advanced Search and be selective about which databases to search.

New York Times Historical Newspapers Database -- Complete New York Times, 1851-2001. Hint: Select a date or range of dates for the most relevant results.

JStor -- Scholarly journal storage. JSTOR is not a current issues database. Good for researching peer-reviewed articles that were published from 1 to 5 years ago. See Expanded Academic (InfoTrac) or ProQuest for recent issues of scholarly journals.

BOOKS

NMH Library Catalog

Interlibrary Loan

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