HIS 600 - Early American Encounters
This guide contains links to readings for the course as well as library resources targeted to a greater understanding of the initial contacts between European explorers, colonists, Native Americans, and displaced Africans.
Online Reference Resources
The following is a selection of major online reference resources covering early American History. These resources provide large amounts of background information and can help during topic selection and the initial stages of your research. Feel free to browse our collection for more online resources by using our Library Book Search.
- The Reader's Companion to American History This link opens in a new windowOffers entries covering the critical events, issues and individuals that have shaped American History.
- Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History This link opens in a new windowThis Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History surveys the richly layered dimensions of American life in a format that clarifies the many issues, ideas, movements and places that constitute the American experience. Part 1 of the encyclopedia focuses on Early America.
- The Chronology of American Literature This link opens in a new windowThe Nationalism and Romanticism section of this book offers an authoritative reference and an ideal browser's guide in outlining the indispensable information in America's rich literary past - from major publications to lesser-known gems - while also identifying larger trends along the literary timeline.
Reference Databases
The following are reference databases.
- Britannica Academic This link opens in a new windowOnline version of the Encyclopaedia Britannica - the largest, most authoritative encyclopedia in the world.
- Credo This link opens in a new windowOnline reference library that provides access to a selection of encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri and books of quotations in general and subject-specific disciplines. Credo includes interactive mind maps.
