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U.S. History: Overview

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Encyclopedia of American Studies This link opens in a new window
History & cultures of the North America

New Encyclopedia of Southern Studies
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24 reference volumes on American regional culture and history of the South.
History Databases at SMU

Broad Topics in U.S. History

Immigration History in the United States search
Reference entries on multiple, different immigration groups' histories in the U.S.

Introduction to the History of Christianity in the United States
A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen
Chronological history of disability in the U.S. from the precolonial period to the early twenty-first century.
Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History
Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in America
Formed from This Soil: an Introduction to the Diverse History of Religion in American
History of religion in America organized chronologically.

Background Information

Oxford Encyclopedias on American History search
Includes entries on political, social, and cultural history in the United States.

A Concise History of the United States by Susan-Mary Grant.
Overview of U.S. History, from pre-Colonial era to 2012. Includes notes and bibliography.

American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window
Biographies of noteworthy Americans
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Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 (scholar's edition) This link opens in a new window
U.S. history from women's points-of-view

Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895 : from the colonial period to the age of Frederick Douglass

African-American history encyclopedias search
Several encyclopedias on African-American persons, history, and cultural topics.

Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States
American History Unbound : Asians and Pacific Islanders
U.S. history through the lens of Asian American and Pacific Islander history.
A Queer History of the United States
History spanning 500 years of evolving social, political, and legal perspectives on sexuality in America.
Encyclopedia of North American Indians

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