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Gods and generals |
Traces the lives, passions, and careers of great military leaders from the first gathering clouds of the Civil War |
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Have fun with history.com |
Public domain videos covering American History. As the site itself explains: "Hollywood movies and even well-meaning doctrinarians often "get it wrong." That's OK too for we should let every American history resource challenge us to investigate further." NOTE: For other, often copyrighted, videos see the library's American History on Video service. |
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HippoCampus : US History |
The US History section from HippoCampus, which "is a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE). The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge." |
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History Now : American History Online |
A highly respected open source quarterly magazine from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. |
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Johnny Tremain: A story of Boston in revolt |
The Year: 1773. The place: Boston. Johnny Tremain is fourteen and apprenticed to a silversmith. He is gifted and lords his skills over the other apprentices, until one day his hand is horribly burned by molten silver. Johnny’s dreams of silversmithing are over. A depressed Johnny finds work as a dispatch rider for the Committee of Public Safety, a job that brings him in touch with Boston patriots—and the excitement that will lead to the Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington. Includes a new introduction by Newbery Honor Winner Gary D. Schmidt. |
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The killer angels |
A fictional account of four days in July, 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg discussing tactics, plans, and preparations for battle from both the Northern and Southern points of view |
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The known world |
After black plantation owner Henry Townsend dies, his widow Caldonia inherits everything including black slaves who escape and betray her family |
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The last full measure |
Concluding the Civil War trilogy that began with his father Michael's Pulitzer-winning The Killer Angels, Shaara (Gods and Generals) chronicles Lee's retreat from Gettysburg and his valiant efforts to defend northern Virginia from Grant's superior, better-supplied forces. |
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Making of America |
Making of America (MOA) represents a major collaborative endeavor to preserve and make accessible through digital technology a significant body of primary sources related to development of the U.S. infrastructure. |
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Maps ETC | United States |
Welcome to ETC's collection of historic maps. Here you will find over 5,000 maps representing many different time periods. This link takes you directly to maps of the United States. |
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The Mayflower and the Pilgrims' New World |
General readers and students of American history will find plenty to interest them, as many of the encounters with the Native Americans are of dubious intent and usually quite bloody, though Philbrick is careful not to lay blame on any one group or person. An excellent addition to history collections.—Jody Kopple, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA |
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Mudbound |
In 1946, Laura McAllan tries to adjust after moving with her husband and two children to an isolated cotton farm in the Mississipi Delta. |
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My Jim |
Ex-slave Sadie Watson reveals to her granddaughter her experiences while in bondage and the love she had for her husband, Jim, who escaped down the Mississippi with Huck Finn when he learned he was to be sold |
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National Archives |
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the nation's record keeper. Of all documents and materials created in the course of business conducted by the United States Federal government, only 1%-3% are so important for legal or historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. |
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New York Times Newspaper |
Full-text of the New York Times newspaper from 1980 to present. |
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Newsbank America's Historical Newspapers |
Search hundreds of U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 2000, including titles from all 50 states. |
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The night birds |
For Asa the summer of 1876 was a time of fear and uncertainty, when his mysterious aunt, Hazel, arrives and turns his entire life upside-down with her tales and secrets from the past |
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context |
Information and opinions on hundreds of today's hottest social issues. This resource features continuously updated viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, statistics, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites. (This database was funded by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Massachusetts Library System). |
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Ragtime |
The lives of three remarkable families become entwined with Henry Ford, Harry Houdini, J.P. Morgan, Theodore Dreiser, Sigmund Freud, and Emiliano Zapata at the turn of the century |
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Rat life |
After developing an unusual friendship with a young Vietnam War veteran in 1972, fourteen-year-old Todd discovers his writing talent and solves a murder mystery |
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