Standish Library: History: Finding Books &amp; Articles (Databases)

America History & Life AND Historical Abstracts

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America History & Life This link opens in a new window
Covers the United States and Canada.
Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers the history of the world beginning in 1450 (excluding the United States and Canada).
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Find articles in the most important journals for historical research. All of the resources in JSTOR are discoverable by using the EBSCO History Databases search box, which also provides articles from America History & Life and Historical Abstracts.

African American Experience This link opens in a new window
European Views of the Americas 1493-1750 This link opens in a new window
European works that relate to the Americas created from “European Americana: A Chronological Guide to Works Printed In Europe Relating to The Americas, 1493-1750".
Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages & Renaissance This link opens in a new window
Covers the Middle Ages and Renaissance (400-1700).
New York Times Historical This link opens in a new window
1851-
Salem Press Online This link opens in a new window
History books and primary resources.