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- America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
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Index with abstracts to history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowFull online text and images for back issues of selected scholarly journals and monographs in history, economics, political science, anthropology, sociology, literature, etc.
- JMU Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowFind journals, books, ebooks, films, sound recordings, and government documents available to JMU users.
- WorldCat This link opens in a new window
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Catalog of over 62 million titles cataloged by libraries worldwide that includes manuscripts written as early as the 1000 B.C., books, audio visual media, and internet source - HathiTrust Digital Library This link opens in a new windowCollection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
Background Information for American History
- American National Biography This link opens in a new windowA biographical resource for notable people in American history.
Dictionary of American HistoryComprehensive coverage with brief signed articles. No biographies.
- World History EncyclopediaAn online encyclopedia with articles reviewed by an editorial team. Formerly known as the Ancient History Encyclopedia.