History 331 (1763 – 1783)

Revolutionary America


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

Reference (print)


America's Founding Charters: Primary Documents... – vols. 2-3 – R 342.73 A5123
Annals of America  – vol. 2 (primary sources) – R 973 A613
Colonial America : An Encyclopedia of Social, Political, Cultural, and Economic History – R 973.2 C719
The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America – R 973.303 E563
Encyclopedia of the American Revolution: Library of Military History – R 973.3 E563, 2006
The Encyclopedia of the American Revolutionary War – R 973.303 E564
Revolutionary War Almanac – R 973.33 F8526 r 
Who was Who in the American Revolution – R 973.3 P9853 w

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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 1763 - 1783 (sometimes referred to as overviews):

The American States During and After the Revolution, 1775-1789 – floor 2 – 973.3 N527 a
The Birth of America : from before Columbus to the Revolution – floor 2 – 973 P7696 b
The Glorious Cause : the American Revolution, 1763-1789 – floor 2 – 973.3 M6274 g, 2005
A Leap in the Dark : the struggle to create the American republic – floor 2 – 973.3 F3575 l

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

New England - History - Revolution 1775 1783
Massachusetts - History - Revolution

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.


To find if the library has a specific magazine, journal, or newspaper, enter the title in the search box below:

 

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Web Sites


The websites selected here are reliable, relevant sources for researching the subject of United States History 1763 – 1783 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.

* Spy Letters of the American Revolution – University of Michigan - The exhibit is based on spy letters from the William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Gallery of Letters provides a brief description of each letter and links to more information about the stories of the spies in the letter or the secret methods used to make the letter.

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