History 331 (1783 – 1860)

The Young Republic, Expansion and Reform

Reference (print)  |  Reference (online)  |  Books  |  Magazines and newspapers  | Web sites

Reference (print)

American Eras – vols. 3-4 – R 973.8 A5123
American Reform and Reformers – R 303.484092 A512
America's Founding Charters: Primary Documents... – vol. 3 – R 342.73 A5123
Annals of America  vols. 3-9  (primary sources) – R 973 A613
Encyclopedia of the United States in the Nineteenth Century – R 973.5 E563
Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers – R 303.484 R2213 e
Historical Dictionary of the Early American Republic – R 973.4 B9285 h
Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812 – R 973.52 M2436 h
The New Encyclopedia of the American West – R 978.003 N5323


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Reference (online)

American National Biography (also in print) – Portraits of more than 17,400 American men and women.

History Database Center – Includes biographies, subject entries, chronologies, primary sources, maps and charts, and images.


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Books/Monographs

The following books are non-reference sources that deal broadly with the subject of United States History 1783 - 1860 (sometimes referred to as overviews):

The American Quest, 1790-1860: An Emerging Nation... – floor 2 – 973.4 R835 a  
The American West : A New Interpretive History – floor 2 – 978 H6625 a
Inheriting the Revolution : The First Generation of Americans – floor 2 – 973 A6483 i 
The New Nation, 1800-1845 – floor 2 – 973.5 W756 n
The Story of the West : A History of the American West and its People – folio/floor 2 – 978.002 S887

To find other relevant books, do a subject search using specific SUBJECT headings such as:

United States -- History -- 1783 -1865
United States - - Politics and Government 1789 - 1809

You can also put in names of specific people or events in a keyword search. Pay attention as well to other headings given to books you find on your topic. Also browse the shelf area where you find books on your subject.

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Magazines and Newspapers

Below are magazine and newspaper sources that are available in databases online. An asterisk (*) indicates a database containing primary source material.

* American Periodicals Series Online – More than 1500 American magazines and newspapers published between 1741 and 1940.

JSTOR – Full text of more than 750 scholarly journals.

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Web Sites

The websites selected here are reliable, relevant sources for researching the subject of United States History 1783 – 1860 and related subjects.  An asterisk (*) indicates a site containing primary source material.

American President: An Online Reference Resource – This site is a comprehensive collection of material about the U.S. Presidents and the history of the presidency.

* The Avalon Project: The American Constitution: A Documentary Record – The Yale Law School offers documents on The Roots of the Constitution, Revolution and Independence, Credentials of the Members of the Federal Convention, The Constitutional Convention, and Ratification and Formation of the Government.

* Documents from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention – Library of Congress – Contains 277 documents relating to the work of Congress and the drafting and ratification of the Constitution. Items include extracts of the journals of Congress, resolutions, proclamations, committee reports, treaties, and early printed versions of the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

The West – PBS – Supplement to Ken Burns' documentary. Has a timeline, glossary, biographies, a photo gallery, maps, documents, and more.

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