Background Sources
Blackwell Companions to American HistoryLocation: OnlineThese companions cover various topics in American History. Some examples of essays are:
Politics and Culture in the 1930s and 1940s in A Companion to American Cultural History.
The New Palgrave Dictionary of EconomicsThe online Palgrave dictionary is updated quarterly and contains hyperlinked cross-references within articles; links to related sites; and bibliographical citations.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2013Includes articles on Works Progress Administration, and Consumer Culture.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Social History by Location: OnlinePublication Date: 2012Includes articles on the Great Depression Era, Unemployment, Social Impact of, and Work.
