Books
A Historical Guide to the U. S. Government by Call Number: JK9 .H57 1998ISBN: 0195102304Publication Date: 1998-04-02
American Legal History: a Very Short Introduction by Call Number: KF352 .W478 2014ISBN: 9780199766000Publication Date: 2013-12-19
American History: a Very Short Introduction by Call Number: E178 .B782 2012ISBN: 9780195389142Publication Date: 2012-09-13
A Young People's History of the United States by Call Number: E178.3 .S735 2009ISBN: 9781583228692Publication Date: 2009-06-02
Cartoon History of the United States by Call Number: E178.4 .G663 1991ISBN: 0062730983Publication Date: 1991-08-14
A Companion to American Legal History by Call Number: KF352 .C66 2013ISBN: 9781444331424Publication Date: 2013-04-22
What Is African American History? by Call Number: E184.65 .D35 2015ISBN: 9780745660806Publication Date: 2015-03-02
Law, Gender, and Injustice by Call Number: KF4758 .H64 1991ISBN: 9780814773260Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Podcasts
Throughline
From NPR, this podcast explores the historical background to today's headlines. Join us every week as we go back in time to understand the present. These are stories you can feel and sounds you can see from the moments that shaped our world.
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Stuff You Missed in History Class
A casual yet informative look at many topics in history you either never learned or have probably forgotten. With over 300 hundred shows under their belts, join Tracy and Holly as you refresh your American history knowledge.
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Backstory with the American History Guys
BackStory brings historical perspective to the events happening around us today. On each show, U.S. historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh tear a topic from the headlines and explores its historical roots. Over the course of the hour, they are joined by fellow historians, people in the news, and callers interested in exploring the history of what’s going on today. The podcast is no longer releasing new episodes, but you can view all past episodes in the BackStory archive.
Backstory with the American History Guys Podcast Archives
Backstory with the American History Guys Blog
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Online Resources
- American National Biography OnlineAuthoritative bios of more than 18,000 prominent people who lived in the United States from the Colonial Period to the present. Everyone included is deceased. Includes bibliographic data on publications by and about these individuals.
- Civil Rights TimelineSummary of key events to relevant to American civil rights from the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sanford to 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges.
- Immigration and Relocation in U.S. HistoryTimeline of American immigration, 1786-2001. This site gives the user the ability to search by national group as well as a global chronological timeline.