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LIBRARY CATALOG Books for Adults Pathfinder: John Charles Fremont and the course of American empire by Chaffin, Tom Fremont mapped large portions of the American West as an Army engineer; during the U.S.-Mexican War, he commanded U.S. forces that captured Los Angeles; became rich during the California gold strikes of the 1840s, but lost most of his fortune in a failed railroad venture in the 1870s.   Books for Teens I love Paul Revere, whether he rode or not, Warren Harding : a new collection by the author of Legends, lies, & cherished myths of American history by Shenkman, Richard. Debunks some of America's cherished historical myths!   Books for Older Children Dolley Madison saves history by Smalley, Roger Recounts the story of how Dolley Madison became First Lady of the United States and how she saved historical items from the White House during the War of 1812.   Books for Younger Children A. Lincoln and me by Borden, Louise. With the help of his teacher, a young boy realizes that he not only shares his birthday and similar physical appearance with Abraham Lincoln, but that he is like him in other ways as well.   More books for: Adults Teens Older Children Younger Children   FOR MORE LIBRARY RESOURCES TRY: United States History United States History 1783-1865 United States History 1865-1898 United States History 20th century United States History Colonial period

RESEARCH DATABASES  Biography Resource Center Biographical information on people throughout history and around the world. Includes the Complete Marquis Who's Who. Search by occupation, ethnicity, nationality and/or gender!  History Resource Center: Modern World Draws on themes and trends from the history curriculum for the 20th Century, and integrates reference sources, full-text articles, maps and images. Also includes full-text and facsimile images for over 1,400 primary source documents.  History Resource Center: US Provides integrated access to over 1,000 primary documents, more than 30,000 reference articles, and over 65 full-text journals covering themes, events, individuals, and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.  Nation Digital Archive Includes every issue of The Nation magazine, America's oldest continuously published weekly journal, founded in 1865. Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 is required to access articles.  New York Times 1851-2005 Search for full-text and full-image New York Times articles from 1851-2005. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue - cover to cover - in downloadable PDF® files.  Academic Search Premier Full-text articles from over 4500 journals covering a broad range of subjects and includes 3,600 peer-reviewed titles. Back files to 1975 for over 100 journals. Great newspaper/magazine articles for high school, college and adults, on all topics!  America the Beautiful Find information about each state including history, geography, economy, culture, government and profiles of major figures in history. Includes images of state flags, bird and seal. Also find out about American presidents, Native American tribes. Search by timeline!  American Decades - 20th Century Covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999. Includes historically important events, issues, definitions of difficult concepts or terms, and other interesting trivia and sideline stories.  American Decades - 20th Century Covers 20th-century events and social history beginning in 1900 and ending in 1999. Includes historically important events, issues, definitions of difficult concepts or terms, and other interesting trivia and sideline stories.  American Government (ABC-Clio) Have questions about how the government works? Find out more here! What is our government based on? How do the different branches work? What are your rights? And, what do you need to know to make the most of your government?  American History (ABC-Clio) America didn't just appear, we had to fight to exist! Find out how we got here, what it took, and what's happening now. It all shapes what we are! And, you can find a "This day in History" here, also!  American History Library (GVRL) Covers the events and people in American History includes the biographies and primary source materials.  American Indian Experience Explore the history and culture of the indigenous peoples of the US. Access an online library featuring hundreds of documents and thousands of images from ancient times to the present day.  American Revolution Digital Archive This digital archive documents the revolution and war that created the United States of America, from the earliest protests in 1765 through the peace treaty of 1783.  American Women Writers: Colonial Times to Present Contains biographical and critical essays on 1,328 American women writers covering all genres and all periods of American history.  America's Obituaries and GenealogyBank Find Obituaries and Death Notices in newspapers throughout the U.S.  Civil War Digital Archive Almost 500 documents about the Civil War. An overview of military, diplomatic, cultural, and legal history. Also special material about the South, African Americans, healthcare and medicine, technology and more.  Commentary Commentary is America's premier monthly magazine of ideas, the publication that those who shape public opinion turn to first for in-depth analysis of politics, religion, foreign affairs, social policy, culture, and the arts, as well as for outstanding reviews of current books. Use the search box at the top right to find your topic!  Curriculum Resource Center Grades 6-12 Award winning on-line resource of printable teacher handout materials for middle, high school and junior college curriculums. Includes materials for history, geography, science, math and health.  Curriculum Resource Center Junior Edition On-line resource of printable teacher handout materials for elementary curriculums. Includes materials for people & events in history, maps, flags, timelines, science and careers. Great homework resource.  Discovering Collection Find biographies, literary criticisms, timeline events, images, audio and video files and 500 primary source documents. A great homework helper for history, English, science and social studies classes.  Encyclopedia Americana All the normal encyclopedia stuff, plus biographies, current events, and newspaper and magazine articles  Encyclopedia of Multicultural America Covers specific culture groups in the United States, emphasizing religions, holidays, customs, and languages in addition to providing information on historical background and settlement patterns.  Encyclopedia of the States The facts and details of every state in the U.S., including the District of Columbia and U.S. dependencies. Entries cover the geography, history, politics, economy, and other facts about each state.  Expanded Academic ASAP Find full-text articles from 4,700 scholarly journals covering the arts, humanities, social sciences, technology and general sciences.  Facts for Learning Information about almost everything, for Elementary and Middle School students. Includes This Day in History, How to make a Diorama, and has great pictures to use in your reports!  Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia Short and concise information on 25,000 topics. For more in depth information see WorldBook Online  General Reference Center Gold Magazines, newspaper articles and almanacs by subject or keyword. Find the articles and information you need on almost any topic!  Grolier Online Offers twelve encyclopedias and reference resources; search eight of the resources all at one time by using the search box located in the lower right hand corner of the window.  Heritage Quest Search for your family history in one of the largest resources available online. Includes census material back to 1790, 7267 family histories, 8737 local histories and 167 primary sources.  Historical Statistics of the United States Historical Statistics of the United States makes access to five sorts of US Statistics easy! Find Population, Work and Welfare, Economic Structure and Performance, Economic Sectors, and Governance and International Relations easy!  Las Vegas Age Read about early Las Vegas history straight from the source! Full digital images of the Las Vegas Age Newspaper - the original Las Vegas newspaper from 1905 to 1924! Digitized from the print copies from the Special Collections of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.  Los Angeles Times 1881-1986 Search for full-text and full-image Los Angeles Times articles from 1881-1986. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue - cover to cover - in downloadable PDF® files.  Nation Digital Archive Includes every issue of The Nation magazine, America's oldest continuously published weekly journal, founded in 1865. Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 is required to access articles.  National Review Archive Providing a conservative viewpoint on politics, news, and cultural issues.  New Republic Archive Providing a liberal viewpoint on politics, news, and cultural issues.  New York Review of Books Contains the archive for New York Review of Books with emphasis on literature, culture, current affairs, and important literature.  Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers Cover-to-cover coverage of each newspaper. Great resource for history. This is a growing collection.  Opinion Archives Contains archives of the following magazines: The Nation, NACLA Report on the Americas, Harper's Magazine, Commonweal, Commentary, The New Republic, National Review, Scientific American, American Spectator and the New York Review of Books. Note: Remote Users may obtain full text of articles by completing an ILL Journal form for each article needed.  Proquest Obituaries Use this collection to search obituaries and death notices from prominent newspapers, such as The New York Times (dating back to 1851). The collection includes both famous and lesser-known individuals and can be searched by name or by keywords appearing in the body of the article.  Slavery in America Digital Archive This digital archive documents key aspects of the history of slavery in America from its origins in Africa to its abolition, including materials on the slave trade, plantation life, emancipation, pro-slavery and anti-slavery arguments  Student Resource Center Search reference books, Magazines & Journals, Newspapers, Primary Documents, and Multimedia for subject areas History, Literature, Science, Social Science & biographies. Timeline feature.  United States at War What wars has the United States been involved in? How did they help shape our country? Click on "Themes" to see the role that things like culture, economics, and technology played in each war! Plus, find maps, flags, and quotes from each war.  Witchcraft in America Covers the history of witchcraft in the United States from the hysteria that facilitated the witch hunts during the Colonial Period to modern day followers of Wicca. Chapters include full text or excerpts from trial transcripts, diary entries, public notices, and many other primary sources. Biographical essays highlight prominent figures related to the Salem witch trials. RESOURCES IN YOUR LIBRARY  Jack I Gardner Special Collections Room The Las Vegas history collection includes books, a biographical clipping file, microfilm, maps and a newspaper index. The gaming collection provides an overview of the gaming industry and the casinos. DIGITAL BOOKS  Battle Road by Jerry Robbins The American Revolution begins with Paul Revere´s midnight ride, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which are dramatized in this extremely accurate portrayal.  That's Not in My American History Books by Jeff Riggenbach & Thomas Ayres For generations, history classes have reduced the rich, often surprising, facts of the American story into a dry litany of dates, names, and places. Now, That´s Not in My American History Book fills in the gaps, supplying the messy details, reclaiming the overlooked heroes, and correcting the facts you thought you knew.  The Americans: The Colonial Experience by Daniel Boorstin A history not of famous men, wars and negotiations, but of ideas, cultural formations and the materials of everyday life, The Colonial Experience challenges us to think differently about history.  The Americans: The Democratic Experience by Daniel Boorstin A remarkable exploration of the American character. Beginning roughly from the time of the Civil War and ending with the moon landing.  The Americans: The National Experience by Daniel Boorstin Covering the period between the American Revolution and the Civil War, The Americans: The National Experience, examines the realities of everyday life for the early pioneers as well as for those living in the established population centers on the Atlantic coast.  A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn The only history book to tell America's story from the point of view of - and in the words of - its women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers.  The U.S. History Cookbook: Delicious Recipes and Exciting Events from the Past by Joan D'Amico and Karen Eich Drummond From the flavors of the first Thanksgiving to the taste of those great tortillas at the Alamo, and from the Baby Ruth Bars of the Roaring Twenties to the groovy granola of the 1960s, kids ages 8-12 will have a great time learning about the past while they cook up easy and yummy recipes. DIGITAL COLLECTIONS  American Memory Historical Collections From the Library of Congress, Historic maps, photos, documents, audio and video, on a variety of topics, from Ansel Adams, to the Wright Brothers! See the actual objects!  Digital History of the United States of America This Web site was designed and developed to support the teaching of American History in K-12 schools and colleges and is supported by the Department of History and the College of Education at the University of Houston.  New York Public Library Digital Gallery NYPL Digital Gallery is The New York Public Library's image database, developed to provide free and open access to thousands of images from the original and rare holdings of the Research Libraries. The Gallery offers digital images of drawings, illuminated manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, prints, rare illustrated books, and more.  Vietnam Project The Virtual Vietnam Archive is a multi-year project to digitize the holdings of the Vietnam Archive at Texas Tech and to make all non-copyrighted materials available through the web.  Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers Fully searchable site containing more than 226,000 pages of public-domain newspapers from California, Florida, Kentucky, New York, Utah, Virginia and the District of Columbia published between 1900 and 1910.  Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training Most of the interviews in the collection come from foreign service officers, but there also are some with political appointees and other officials. While some 1920s-, 1930s-, and World War II-era diplomacy is covered, most of the interviews involve post-World War II diplomacy, from the late 1940s to the 1990s.  Life Digital Images Life magazine's photo archive is now available online. Over 2 million images are available dating back to the 1750's. Images can be used for personal use.  Picturing America Gain a deeper appreciation of our country's history and character through th study and understanding of its art. Includes lesson plans.  State Digital Resources: Memory Projects, Online Encyclopedias, Historical & Cultural Materials Collections Listed by state, links to a variety of digital collections that document America’s history, culture, and creativity.  The Kentuckiana Digital Library This digital collection contains over 80,000 photographic images, 100,000 newspaper pages, 230,000 book pages, hundreds of oral histories, and maps documenting the history and heritage of Kentucky. WEB SITES  American Agriculture A page of links to various sites about the history of American Agriculture, and topics relating to that.  Biography of America Biography of America is a telecourse and video series that presents American history as a living narrative. It is companion to a 26-part PBS series about American History. Students will see the human side of American history -- how historical figures affected events, and the impact of these events on citizens' lives.  Colonial Williamsburg The website for the world's largest living history museum in Williamsburg, Virginia-the restored 18th-century capital of Britain's largest, wealthiest, and most populous outpost of empire in the New World. In Williamsburg, costumed interpreters tell the stories of the men and women of the 18th-century city-black, white, and native American, slave, indentured, and free-and the challenges they faced.  History Net Ten great magazines about history! Click on the magazine links to see fantastic articles on your topic!  PBS History Links to all the PBS history programs, and their background websites! A great resource!  POTUS (Presidents of the United States) Have a report about a president? Need to know who was on his cabinet? Where he went to school? How many votes he got? This is the place to look!  Spanish American War Centennial Website Links to all the information you could ever want to know about the Spanish American War. (Remember the Maine!)  Stately Knowledge From the Internet Public Library, a great place to find out historical information about any or all of the states!  Shmoop Shmoop wants to make you a better lover (of literature, history, poetry and writing). See many sides to the argument. Find your writing groove. Understand how lit and history are relevant today. We want to show your brain a good time.  The History Channel Links to great programs about history, and educational websites about these exciting events!  What did you do in the War, Grandma? Oral history about the roles women took during World War II State Histories: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington Washington D.C. West Virginia Wyoming LOCAL RESOURCES  Nevada Historical Association Programs, exhibits, and great links to information about Nevada's history!  White Pine Historical and Archaeology Society Information for the benefit of our citizens and visitors in Ely and White Pine County, Nevada.  Nevada Census Information Information from the federal manuscript censuses of 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920. NATIONAL RESOURCES  American Historical Association AHA promotes the research and the study of American history.  House of Representitives Timeline This timeline features some of the significant institutional and legislative milestones important to both House practice and procedure, as well as U.S. history itself.  Naval Historical Center Links to any history you ever wanted to know, about the United States Navy!  Timeline of the US Senate See a timeline of the important historical events of the Senate! Links to more great history!  U.S. Army Center of Military History Images, links and great information about US military history.  The White House Blog Daily updates on what is happening at the White House. Many of the articles include videos. Also facts about the Presidents and the White House. GAMES AND ACTIVITIES  The 1920s Challenge How well do you know the 1920's and the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald? Do you know the plot & characters in the novel The Great Gatsby? Do you know what happened in the 1920's? This game will find out how just how much you know! RELATED INFO GUIDES  African American History  Genealogy  Las Vegas & Nevada History  Women's History