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United States History

About American History with The History Net
This site is searchable by era and historical topic as well as by term via the site search engine.

American History: from Colonial Period until Modern Times
Find documents, essays, biographies, presidents.

America in the 1930s
A rich audio and visual site noted for excerpts from popular radio programs, pages of popular comics, and bios of influential personalities such as Babe Ruth and Aimee Semple McPherson.

American Leaders Speak
Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election (from the Library of Congress collection).  Hear, among others, Calvin Coolidge, Samuel Gompers, Henry Cabot Lodge, FDR, and John D. Rockefeller.  Searchable by speaker, topic, or keyword.

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library 
American Memory is a gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections.

Best of History Web Sites
Coverage includes prehistory, ancient/biblical, medieval, U.S. history, early modern European, 20th century, WWII, art history, and maps.

Edward S. Curtis's North American Indian

Historical Maps of the United States
(from the Perry Castañeda Library, Univ. of Texas) This site includes maps of early inhabitants, exploration and settlement, territorial growth, military history, and national historical sites.

The Historical Text Archive
Historical documents from the United States and other countries.

Indian Land Cessions in the United States, 1784-1894

Librarians' Index to the Internet - United States History Topics
An extensive list of subject categories with links to U.S. History sites.

This page maintained by Jane Ishibashi
Most recent revision: Thursday, December 13, 2007