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GENERAL HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA-- SELECTED RESOURCES

Keeley Library Rev. Jan. 23, 2001

See also:United States History
and

Political Science

World History

Global Studies

Biography

Atlases maps

Customs and Folklore

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT NORTH AMERICA

in World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago:World Book, 2001 Ref. 031 W927 1990 v.14	inEncyclopedia Americana. Danbury, CT:Grolier, 1999 Ref. 031 E56A 1999 v. 20
Coffman, John Edward. "North America" v. 14	Kendall, Henry M. "North America" v. 20

GENERAL HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA-- BROWSING GUIDE 970'S
See our guide, Finding Your Way in the Library, and our Library Floor Plan to locate books on the shelves.

970's      General History of North America
971's      Canada
972's      Middle America   Mexico
973's      United States
974's      Northeastern United States

975's     Southeastern United States
976's     South central United States
977's     North central United States
978's     Western United States
979's     Great Basin and Pacific Slope Region

PERIODICALS AND NEWS ARTICLES ONLINE

SIRS NEWSPAPER AND PERIODICAL REPRINTS:

INFOTRAC WEB ONLINE PERIODICALS DATABASE

ELECTRIC LIBRARY

As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access SIRS, INFOTRAC AND ELECTRIC LIBRARY, both from library workstations, and from home. From home or a school lab computer, go to SAILS Databases . You will need your library barcode when dialing from a home computer or a lab.

JACKDAWS:

These are document facsimiles kept near the Reference Desk. See the American History Jackdaws list.

THESE SUBJECT HEADINGS CAN BE USED TO LOCATE BOOKS IN THE ONLINE CATALOG
Choose the Subject search option in the SAILS online catalog, and type in any of the following subjects:

INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES of NORTH AMERICA

United States Canada Mexico Panama

Trinidad and Tobago Costa Rica Dominica Dominican Republic

El Salvaldor Grenada Guatemala Haiti

Honduras Jamaica St. Christopher and Nervis Nicaragua

Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize and St. Lucia

DEPENDENCIES IN NORTH AMERICA

Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Cayman Islands

Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat

Netherland Antilles Puerto Rico St. Pierre and Miquelon Turks and Caicos Islands

Virgin Islands , U.S. Virgin Islands,British . .

SOME ADDITIONAL SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR NORTH AMERICA

Indians of North America
North America--Antiquities Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895 Indians of North America --Social life and customs Indians of North America--West (U.S.)

Natural history--North America
North America--Guidebooks Indians of North America --Canada North America --History --Colonial period, ca. Indians of North America--Wars--1815-1875

Eastern Indians, Wars with, 1722-1726 Indians of North America --Rites and ceremonies Indians of North America--Legends Caribbean Area

Indians of Central America Indians of Mexico Mayas Aztecs

See our guide, Finding Your Way in the Library, and our Library Floor Plan to locate books on the shelves.

GENERAL HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA--SELECTED REFERENCE BOOKS

The call number for each will bring you to the general area for that subject. Each type of book listed below is useful for a particular purpose. These kinds of resources exist for books in many different subject areas. As you use them, you will become more familiar with them, and will appreciate their value.

Resource Type:	Selected Title	Call Number
North American History: Bibliographic Guides These resources summarize the topic and lead you to other resources.	French in America 1488-1974 American Indian 1492-1976 Footnotes to American History Great Events from History American Series U.S. History, a Resource Book for Secondary Schools	Ref. 970 0044 P981 Ref. 970.0049 D411 1977 Ref. 973.016 S531 Ref. 973 M194 Ref. 973.0712 G455
North American History: Directories	Congressional Quarterly's Washington Information Directory	Ref. 975.30025 W319
North American History: Dictionaries These give definitions for history terms.	Concise Dictionary of American History Dictionary of Cultural Literacy	Ref. 973.03 A214 Ref. 973.03 H669 1993
North American History: Primary Sources	French in America 1488-1974 Native North American Voices America: Great Crises in Our History Annals of America An American Primer Documents of American History World Almanac of Presidential Quotations Twentieth Century America Historic Documents of (1970-to date) Hispanic American Voices Asian American Voices	Ref. 970 0044 P981 Ref. 970.004 N2788 Ref. 973 B724 Ref. 973 A613 Ref. 973 B724 Ref. 973 C734 Ref. 973.0999 W927 1993 Ref. 973.9 T971 1995 Ref. 973.9205 H673 Ref. 973.0468 H6738 1997 Ref. 973.0495 A8329 1997
North American History: Chronologies	Native North American Chronology American Almanac French in America 1488-1974 American Indian 1492-1976 American Facts and Dates	REf. 970.004 A2787 1995 Ref. 973 A5113 1977 Ref. 970 0044 P981 Ref. 970.0049 D411 1977 Ref. 973.03 C319
North American History: Atlases / Almanacs	Atlas of theNorth American Indian American Heritage Pictorial Atlas of U.S. History Facts about Canada, its Provinces and Territories Almanac of American Life, Victorian America Almanac of American Life, Modern America	Ref. 970.0049 W164 198 Ref. 911.73 A512 Ref. 971 W419 1995 Ref. 973.8 S555 1996 Ref. 973.9 G823 1995
North American History: Handbooks These are usually one-volume works which specialize in one area and give a short explanation or description of the event or topic.	Peoples of the World North Americans Native America, Portrait of the Peoples Concise Dictionary of American History Encyclopedia of American History Central America Factbook Colombo's Canadian Reference Dictionary of Twentieth Century Culture Japanese American History Twentieth Century Culture, African American Culture	Ref. 970 M913 1991 Ref. 970.0049 N278ch Ref. 973.03 A214 Ref. 973.03 E56 Ref. 972.8053 B281 Ref. 971.003 C726 Ref. 972 H673 1996 Ref. 973.0495 1993 Ref. 973.0496 A258 1996
North American History: Encyclopedias These are encyclopedias devoted to history topics. Contents vary.	Encyclopedia of North American History Peoples of the Americas Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies Dictionary of American History Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History Album of American History American Decades American West, a Multicultural Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of the American West Asian American Encyclopedia	Ref. 970.003 E56 1999 Ref. 970.004 P419 1999 Ref. 970.01 E56 Ref. 973.03 D5545 Ref. 973.03 H295 Ref. 973.0222 Ref. 973.9 A52D Ref. 978 A512 1995 Ref. 978 E56 1996 Ref. 973.0495 A832 1995
North American History: Article Reprints	American History Annual Editions SIRS History Reprints Volumes: Ethnic Groups, History, etc.	Ref. 973.05 A615 Ref.Desk Gray and Blue Volumes
North American History: Biographies	Native North American Biography Dictionary of American Biography Notable American Women American Reformers Profiles in American History	Ref. 970.004 A2785 1996 Ref. 973.09203 Ref. 920.720973 Ref. 973.0992 A512 Ref. 973.099 P964

WEB SITES

COUNTRY LINKS
Country Studies CIA World Factbook	TerraServer (satellite photos of the world) WWW Virtual Library - Geography Getty Thesaurus of Geographical Names
Caribbean Studies Library of Congress Report on the Islands of the Commonwealth Carribbean Latin World	Documents on Mexican Politics The Mexican Government The Latino Connection Central America News
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LINKS
Flag Etiquette 50 States and Capitals Historical Documents Exhibits U.S. Kid Info The History Net History Buff's Home Page Literature and Culture of the American 1950s The National Civil Rights Museum Photo Tour of the Civil Rights Movement Voice of the Civil Rights Era	National Parks Am History Books American Memory Historical Collections Am History Before 1860 Am History 1860 - present American Cultural History - The 20th Century 1900-1909 1910-1919 1920-1929 1930-1939 1940-1949 1950-1959 1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 Decades Internet Quiz American Memory (photos, documents, film, recordings)
Internet Public Library Newspaper Links grouped byregion: http://www.ipl.org/reading/news/
BBC World Service :The BBC, one of the world's most successful radio networks, provides the latest news from around the world\	CNN Online Page : U.S. 24-hour video news channel. News, updated every few hours, includes text, pictures, and film. Good external links.

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INDEPENDENT COUNTRIES of NORTH AMERICA
United States	Canada	Mexico	Panama
Trinidad and Tobago	Costa Rica	Dominica	Dominican Republic
El Salvaldor	Grenada	Guatemala	Haiti
Honduras	Jamaica	St. Christopher and Nervis	Nicaragua
Antigua and Barbuda	Bahamas	Barbados	Belize and St. Lucia
DEPENDENCIES IN NORTH AMERICA
Anguilla	Aruba	Bermuda	Cayman Islands
Greenland	Guadeloupe	Martinique	Montserrat
Netherland Antilles	Puerto Rico	St. Pierre and Miquelon	Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands , U.S.	Virgin Islands,British	.	.
SOME ADDITIONAL SUBJECT HEADINGS FOR NORTH AMERICA
Indians of North America North America--Antiquities	Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895	Indians of North America --Social life and customs	Indians of North America--West (U.S.)
Natural history--North America North America--Guidebooks	Indians of North America --Canada	North America --History --Colonial period, ca.	Indians of North America--Wars--1815-1875
Eastern Indians, Wars with, 1722-1726	Indians of North America --Rites and ceremonies	Indians of North America--Legends	Caribbean Area
Indians of Central America	Indians of Mexico	Mayas	Aztecs