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Subject Guide: History: American history

This guide will help you find the most useful information available through Hiebert Library in the field of history.

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Reference sources for American history

The following list includes some of the best reference sources available in Hiebert Library in the field of American history. To look up any of these resources in the library, enter title or author information in the search box on the left.

You may also wish to read our guide on "Understanding Reference Sources" for more information on how to use such sources when doing a research project.

Online Reference Sources

The A to Z of Early North America

A-Z of Modern America

The A to Z of the Early American Republic

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War

Historical dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction

Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in America

The Encyclopedia of Strikes in American History

The A to Z of the Progressive Era

The A to Z of U. S. Diplomacy from World War I through World War II

The A to Z of the Eisenhower Era

Historical Dictionary of United States-Africa Relations

Historical Dictionary of Anglo-American Relations

The Princeton Encyclopedia of American Political History

African American Lives

Print Reference Sources

Annals of America

Bicentennial edition.
25 volumes

Atlas of American Indian Affairs

Encyclopedia of African American History 1619-1895

3 volumes

Encyclopedia of American Economic History

Encyclopedia of American Studies

4 volumes

Encyclopedia of North American Indians

The Encyclopedia of the Irish in America

Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups

Historical Atlas of the United States

The Italian American Experience

Native America in the Twentieth Century

The Oxford Companion to United States History

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States

4 volumes

The Reader's Companion to American History