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History 210 - Post World War II United States: Reference Sources

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              Selected Library Reference Sources - Online

              If you are still thinking about what topic you would like to use for your Exploration Project, here are some of the library's online reference resources which can help you get some background information on your topic.  These resources are available on and off campus.

              Selected Library Reference Sources - Print

              Here are some reference books that are located in the library's Reference area. Although they cannot be checked out, students are able to photocopy pages.

              AMERICAN DECADES
              REF E169.12 .A42 (v5-10 cover 1940-99)

              AMERICAN DECADES PRIMARY SOURCES
              REF E169.1 .A471977 2004

              DAY BY DAY, THE NINETIES
              REF D856 .A93 2004

               ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE KOREAN WAR
              REF DS918 .E53 2000

              DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY
              REF E 174 .D52 2003

              ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE VIETNAM WAR
              REF DS557 .E53 1996

              COLD WAR 1945-1991
              REF D839.5 .C65 1992

              THE FIFTIES IN AMERICA
              REF
              E169.12 .F498 2005

              COLD WAR CULTURE
              REF E169.12 .S39 1997

              DAY BY DAY, THE SEVENTIES
              REF D848 .L4 1988

              DAY BY DAY, THE FIFTIES
              REF D842.5 .M47 1979

              GREAT AMERICAN TRIALS
              REF KF220 .G74 1994

              DAY BY DAY, THE SIXTIES
              REF D840 .P27 1983

              DAY BY DAY, THE EIGHTIES
              REF D848 .M45 1995

              AMERICAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS, 1945-2000
              REF D20 .H543 2000 v2

              EVENTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
              REF E742 .E84 1996

              GREAT EVENTS FROM HISTORY: AMERICAN SERIES
              REF E178 .M22

              ST. JAMES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POPULAR CULTURE
              REF E169.1 .S764 2000

              WAR IN PEACE : THE MARSHALL CAVENDISH ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POSTWAR CONFLICT
              REF U42 .W373 1987

              TERM PAPER RESOURCE GUIDE TO TWENTIETH-CENTURY UNITED STATES HISTORY
              REF E741 .M83 1999

              MILESTONE DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY: EXPLORING THE PRIMARY SOURCES THAT SHAPED AMERICA
              REF E173 .M62 2008

              MILESTONE DOCUMENTS OF AMERIAN LEADERS: EXPLORING THE PRIMARY SOURCES OF NOTABLE AMERICANS
              REF
              E173 .M623 2009

              ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CULTURE
              REF E169.12 .E49 2001

              ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS, SLOGANS, ISSUES, AND PLATFORMS
              REF E176.1 .R6 2004

              ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LESBIAN GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER HISTORY IN AMERICA
              REF REF HQ76.3.U5 E53 2004

               

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