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HIST 170 - American Civilizations: Databases & eBooks

Recommended Reference Databases

°Brittanica Encyclopedia

Offering to you biographies search that can be filtered by time period, location, and category which could be helpful to get general information about an individual. 

°Gale - Online US History

Gale created materials along with titles from 120+ notable publishers, thousands of newspapers and journals, and more than 175 million pages of primary sources. Don't forget to use the topic finder to get a visualization of related topics to your search. 

°Web Chronology Project

This site consists of a series of hyperlinked chronologies developed by the instructors and historical articles prepared by students and professors to expand your research for use in history classes. 

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Important eBook

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The American National Biography is the most recent book we have bought access to. Here, you'll find the first biographical dictionary focused on American history. With a scope from the earliest recorded European explorations to the very recent past.