Research Guides: History: Books

Books

Electronic
Print

The 1970s: A New Global History From Civil Rights to Economic Inequality by Thomas Borstelmann
Publication date: 2012
Covers crosscurrents of crisis in the U.S.: trouble abroad, corruption at home, conservatism, distrust of government, and economic insecurity.
Arc of Empire: America's Wars in Asia from the Philippines to Vietnam by Michael H. Hunt; Steven Levine
Pays equal attention to Asian and U.S. perspectives, while presenting America's four wars in Asia as a sustained U.S. bid for regional dominance.
Bush's Wars: Democracy in an Age of Spectatorship by Terry H. Anderson
Publication date: 2011
A single comprehensive overview of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Locates the wars in a deep historical context and takes care to explain what was happening on the home front in the US.
The Civil War Begins: Opening Clashes, 1861 by Jennifer M. Murray; Center of Military History (U.S. Army) Staff (Editor)
Publication date: 2012
First in a series of campaign brochures commemorating our national sacrifices during the American Civil War. The author examines the successes and challenges of both the Union and the Confederate forces during the early days of the Civil War.
A History of Korea by Michael J. Seth
Publication date: 2010
Korean history from antiquity to the present including the origins and development of their society, from inception to the two Korean states of today.
Sports in America from Colonial Times to the Twenty-First Century: An Encyclopedia by Steven A. Riess (Editor)
Publication date: 2013
Presents a social, cultural, and economic history of American sports from hunting, bowling, and skating in the 16th century to televised professional sports today.
Texas, a Modern History by David G. McComb
Traces the full panorama of Texas history, from its earliest Indian inhabitants to the present day.

Castles, Battles, and Bombs: How Economics Explains Military History by Jurgen Brauer; Hubert van Tuyll
Location: Second Floor Stacks | Call Number: HB195 .B69 2008
Reconsiders key episodes of military history from the point of view of economics—with dramatically insightful results.
Clothed in Robes of Sovereignty: The Continental Congress and the People Out of Doors by Benjamin H. Irvin
Location: Second Floor Stacks | Call Number: E303 .I79 2011
Vividly narrating the progress of the Revolution in Philadelphia and the lived experiences of its inhabitants during the tumultuous war, this book sharpens our understanding of the relationship between political elites and crowds of workaday protestors as it illuminates the ways in which ideologies of gender, class, and race shaped the civic identity of the Revolutionary United States.
Divided Union: The Politics of War in the Early American Republic by Scott A. Silverstone
Location: Second Floor Stacks | Call Number: E338 .S56 2004
Addresses the politics of war in the early American republic through the 1850s.
Horses at Work: Harnessing Power in Industrial America by Ann Norton Greene
Location: Second Floor Stacks | Call Number: SF311.3.U6 G68 2008
This book argues for recognition of horses’ critical contribution to the history of American energy and the rise of American industrial power, and a new understanding of the reasons for their replacement as prime movers.
The Monroe Doctrine: Empire and Nation in Nineteenth-Century America by John Sexton; Jay Sexton
Location: Second Floor Stacks | Call Number: JZ1482 .S49 2011
Covering more than a century of history, this engaging book explores the varying conceptions of the doctrine as its meaning evolved in relation to the needs of an expanding American empire.
Public History by James B. Gardner (Editor); Peter S. LaPaglia (Editor)
Location: Second Floor Stacks | Call Number: D16.163 .P84 2004
The twenty-six essays that comprise this volume provide an introduction to both the varieties of work in which public historians are engaged and the common purposes they share.
A Reforming People: Puritanism and the Transformation of Public Life in New England by David D. Hall
Location: Second Floor Stacks | Call Number: F7 .H227 2011
A revelatory account of the aspirations and accomplishments of the people who founded the New England colonies, comparing the reforms they enacted with those attempted in England during the period of the English Revolution.

Suggested Keywords

Use common terms and alternate terms such as: Civil War OR War of the Rebellion

Match a person with an event such as: Eisenhower AND D-Day

Match an era with a location such as: "Urban History" AND "United States"

Narrow down results this way: "Roosevelt" NOT "Teddy"

Browse the Library Shelves

Look for call numbers beginning with a D -- for World, European, Asian, and African History books; E-F -- for History of the Americas.

CB History of Civilization

D-DX History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, etc.

E11-143 History of the Americas

E151-899 United States History

E184.5-185.98 African American

E186-199 Colonial America

E201-298 American Revolution

E456-655 Civil War

E740-837.7 Twentieth Century

F1-975 US Local (State) History

F1421-1577 Central American History

F1601-2191 West Indies/Caribbean History

F2201-3799 South American History

G1-922 Geography

Other Catalogs

Govinfo.gov
Provides free online access to official United States Federal Government publications
WorldCat
Global catalog that indexes collections from 72,000 participating libraries in 170 countries.

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications
The finding tool for electronic and print publications from the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the U.S. government.
Google Books
Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books.

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