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| Preface | |
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| A Note to Students | |
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| The Subject of History and How to Use It | |
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| What History Can Tell You | |
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| What Historians Are Trying to Do | |
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| History and the Everyday World | |
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| How Historians Work | |
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| Philosophies of History | |
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| Historiography | |
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| Changing Directions of Historical Research | |
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| Methods of Historical Research | |
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| Primary and Secondary Sources of Evidence | |
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| Interpreting and Organizing Evidence | |
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| The Computer and Historical Research | |
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| How You Can Use History | |
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| How to Read a History Assignment, Take Notes in Class, and Prepare for and Take Exams | |
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| How to Read a History Assignment | |
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| Reading a Textbook | |
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| Reading a Monograph | |
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| Reading an Anthology | |
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| Reading a Historical Novel | |
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| Examples of Reading Assignments | |
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| How to "Read" Nonwritten Materials | |
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| Interpreting Maps | |
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| Analyzing Statistical Data | |
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| Interpreting Illustrations, Photographs, and Other Visual Material | |
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| Interpreting Artifacts | |
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| How to Take Notes in Class | |
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| From Class Lectures | |
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| Guidelines for Taking Lecture Notes | |
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| Examples of Note Taking | |
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| From Slides and Films | |
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| Taking Notes in a "Wired" Classroom | |
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| Classroom Participation | |
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| Classroom Discussions | |
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| Guidelines for Speaking in Class | |
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| Giving an Oral Presentation | |
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| Guidelines for Giving an Oral Presentation | |
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| Giving a PowerPoint Presentation | |
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| Group Work | |
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| Guidelines for Peer Reviewing | |
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| Communicating Online | |
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| E-mail, Listservs, and Chat Rooms | |
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| E-conferences and E-seminars | |
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| Web Communication and Advanced Research | |
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| How to Study for and Take Exams | |
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| Objective and Short-Answer Exams | |
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| Preparing for In-Class Essay Exams - Composing Sample Questions | |
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| Writing a Good In-Class Essay Exam | |
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| Guidelines for Writing In-Class Essay Exams | |
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| Writing Take-Home Essay Exams | |
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| How to Write History Assignments: The Importance of Writing Skills | |
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| Why Clear Writing Is Important | |
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| The Components of Clear Writing | |
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| Write Clear Sentences | |
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| Do Not Clutter Sentences with Unnecessary Phrases | |
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| Avoid Using the Passive Voice | |
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| Use the Past Tense | |
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| Link Your Sentences | |
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| Write Clear and Coherent Paragraphs | |
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| Link Your Paragraphs | |
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| Guidelines for Clear Writing | |
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| Building an Essay | |
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| The Need for a Clear Beginning | |
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| Creating a Writing Outline | |
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| The Importance of Continuity | |
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| Writing a Conclusion | |
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| Revising Your Paper | |
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| Proofreading Your Paper | |
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| Preparing Specific Writing Assignments | |
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| Writing Book Reviews | |
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| Sample Book Review | |
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| Guidelines for Writing a Book Review | |
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| Writing Comparative Book Reviews | |
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| Comparing Essays or Articles | |
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| Comparing Primary Documents | |
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| Writing Short Essays | |
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| Guidelines for Writing Short Essays | |
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| A Note on Plagiarism: A Serious Offense | |
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| How to Research a History Topic | |
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| Beginning the Research Process | |
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| Choosing a Topic | |
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| Moving from a Topic to a Theme | |
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| Narrowing Your Theme | |
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| Moving from a Theme to a Thesis | |
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| Making an Argument in Support of Your Thesis | |
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| Creating a Preliminary Research Plan | |
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| Creating a Research Bibliography | |
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| Conducting Research | |
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| Using the Library Online Catalog to Locate Resources | |
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| Using Print and Electronic Reference Sources | |
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| Using Print and Electronic Periodical Databases | |
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| Guidelines for Finding an Article in a Periodical Database | |
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| Locating Primary Sources | |
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| Using Internet Search Tools | |
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| Guidelines for Conducting Internet Searches | |
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| Evaluating Web Sites | |
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| Guidelines for Evaluating Web Sites | |
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| Navigating Web Sites | |
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| Evaluating Sources | |
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| Evaluating Secondary Sources | |
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| Guidelines for Evaluating Secondary Sources | |
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| Evaluating Primary Sources | |
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| Special Problems of Evaluating Web-Based Sources | |
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| Guidelines for Evaluating Web Sources | |
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| Interpreting Sources and Taking Notes | |
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| How to Read Your Sources | |
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| How to Record Information from Your Sources | |
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| How to Organize Your Notes | |
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| Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| The Computer and Plagiarism | |
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| The Art of Paraphrasing | |
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| Plagiarism and Group Work | |
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| Guidelines for Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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| How to Write a Research Paper | |
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| Preparing to Write | |
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| Why Your Paper Needs a Thesis | |
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| Organizing Your Paper | |
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| Preparing a Writing Outline | |
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| Plugging Your Research Notes into Your Outline | |
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| Writing the Text | |
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| The Rough Draft | |
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| Clear Writing: A Matter of Continuity | |
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| Quotations: When and How to Use Them | |
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| Incorporating Visual Materials into Your Paper | |
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| Guidelines for Incorporating Visuals | |
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| Documenting Your Paper: Citing Your Sources | |
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| When and How to Use Footnotes and Endnotes | |
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| Directory to Footnote/Endnote Documentation Models | |
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| How to Write Footnotes and Endnotes | |
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| Directory to Bibliography Documentation Models | |
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| Organizing a Bibliography | |
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| Revising and Rewriting | |
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| Guidelines for Revising and Rewriting | |
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| Word Processing: Advantages and Dangers | |
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| Example of a Research Paper | |
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| How the Theme and Thesis Were Chosen | |
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| The Writing Outline for the Thesis | |
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| Turning Research into Writing: A Sample Research Paper -"Wage Slavery or True Independence: Women Workers in the Lowell, Massachusetts, Textile Mills, 1820-1850" | |
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| Resources for History Research | |
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| Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Atlases | |
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| Historical Dictionaries-World | |
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| Historical Dictionaries-United States | |
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| Historical Encyclopedias-World | |
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| Historical Encyclopedias-Europe | |
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| Historical Encyclopedias-United States | |
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| Historical Atlases-World | |
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| Historical Atlases-United States | |
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| Biography Collections | |
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| International Biography Collections | |
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| United States Biography Collections | |
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| Newspaper Indexes and Databases | |
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| Newspaper Indexes and Databases-General | |
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| Newspaper Indexes and Databases-United States | |
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| Periodical Indexes and Databases | |
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| Magazine Indexes and Databases | |
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| Journal Indexes and Databases | |
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| Book Review Indexes and Databases | |
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| Public Documents | |
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| Public Documents-Britain and Canada | |
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| Public Documents-United States | |
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| Historical Statistics | |
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| Historical Statistics-General | |
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| Historical Statistics-National and Regional | |
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| Historical Statistics-United States | |
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| General Resources in World History | |
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| Reference Works and Bibliographies | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Specialized Resources in World History | |
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| Ancient History | |
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| Europe-General | |
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| Europe-Medieval | |
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| Europe-Early Modern | |
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| Europe-Modern | |
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| Britain | |
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| Ireland and Scotland | |
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| East Europe | |
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| Russia and the Soviet Union | |
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| Africa | |
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| Middle East and North Africa | |
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| Asia | |
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| Australia and New Zealand | |
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| Latin America and the Caribbean | |
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| Canada | |
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| General Resources in United States History | |
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| Reference Works and Bibliographies | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Specialized Resources in United States History | |
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| Regional, State, and Local | |
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| Colonial, Revolutionary, and Early National, 1607-1800 | |
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| Native American | |
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| Slavery and the Civil War | |
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| African American | |
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| Women's | |
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| Immigrant and Ethnic | |
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| Social and Cultural | |
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| Political | |
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| Foreign Relations and International | |
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| Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine | |
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| Labor, Business, Economic, and Urban | |
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| Religious | |
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| Military | |
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| Electronic Discussion Lists in History | |
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| Historical Sources in Your Own Backyard | |
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| How to Research Your Family History | |
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| Sources for County and Local History | |
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| Sources for Family History and Genealogical Research | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |