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    When completed, this searchable collection will include 270 newspapers from 36 states, offering insights into African-American history, culture, and daily life. New content is added monthly; scheduled for completion in Fall 2010.
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    America: History and Life provides abstracts and citations from reviews and dissertations about the history and culture of the United States and Canada from the earliest recorded times to the present. See Historical Abstracts for world history.
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    This ebook is arranged by decades from 1900-1909 to 1990-1999. Includes full or excerpted primary sources representing diverse views that provide insight into the seminal issues, themes, movements, and events from each decade. Also included are concise contextual information, notes about the author, further resources, and photos and illustrations. Topics include the arts, medicine and health, media, education, world events, religion, government and politics, lifestyles and social trends, law and justice, religion, business and the economy, and sports.
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    Covers books and periodicals of the 19th century. Corresponds to or provides indexing for: Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, Nineteenth Century Short Title Catalogue, American Periodicals Series, Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, ArchivesUSA, and Palmer's Index to the Times.
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    Civil War: A Newspaper Perspective contains the full text of over 11,000 articles from over 2500 issues of both Northern and Southern newspapers. This database contains news articles, eye-witness and official reports of battles, editorials, advertisements, biographies and over 700 images of battlefield maps and illustrations.
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    An electronic version of the Early American Imprints set. Includes the full text of all known existing books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in the Thirteen Colonies or the United States between 1639 and 1800. Periodical and newspaper articles are not included.
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    An electronic version of the Early American Imprints set. Includes the full text of 36,000 books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in the United States between 1801 and 1819. Periodical and newspaper articles are not included.
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  8. Content
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    Encyclopedias, Reference
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    Provides a comprehensive survey of LGBT history and culture in the United States.
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    Statistics
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    Over 30,000 data series covering all aspects of American life. View tables in HTML or PDF and create your own custom charts. Gift of the Paschal Endowment Fund.
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    Contains the full text of over 1000 primary source documents relating to American History. Also includes photographs, paintings, and biographies of important figures.
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    History Universe is an American history database consisting of two modules: African-American Studies and Women's Studies. Each module contains primary and secondary material from the colonial era to the present.
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  12. Content
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    19th century journals and books from the United States.
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    Includes hundreds of 19th century U.S. newspapers. For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration.
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    Includes the full text of diaries and letters of women who lived in the United States and Canada from colonial times until 1950.
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    Encyclopedias, Reference
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    Coverage is through the first year of George W. Bush's presidency.
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  16. Content
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    Contains three newspapers back to their first issues: New York Times (1851-three years ago), Chicago Tribune (1849-1985), and Wall Street Journal (1889-1989). More recent issues are available through other databases, such as ProQuest. Includes advertisements, illustrations, etc. as they were laid out on the original page.
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    Encyclopedias, Reference
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    Reference coverage of key events, influential voices, race relations by group, legislation, media influences, cultural output, and theories of inter-group interactions.
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    Encyclopedias, Reference
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    Reference coverage of key events, influential voices, race relations by group, legislation, media influences, cultural output, and theories of inter-group interactions.
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    Encyclopedias, Reference
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    Reference coverage of key events, influential voices, race relations by group, legislation, media influences, cultural output, and theories of inter-group interactions.
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  20. Content
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    Encyclopedias, Reference
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    Examines the lives of first- and second-generation immigrants with a focus on their journey to America, their search for identity and the emotions they experienced in a new land.
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