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This guide brings together a wide range of sources—books, journal articles, primary sources, and more—that you can use in researching and presenting topics on the history of the United States from 1945 to 1969. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about researching your topic.
American Yawp: A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook since 1877
Includes survey texts and document collections
Yawp \yôp\ n: 1: a raucous noise 2: rough vigorous language
“I sound my barbaric yawp over the roofs of the world.”
--Walt Whitman, 1854
Encyclopedia, Dictionaries & Overviews of U.S. History
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Political and Legal HistoryLocation: OnlinePublication Date: 2012
Browse additional encyclopedias, dictionaries, and overviews, including works on specialized aspects of U.S. history (e.g. social history, women's history, science, sports, military history, culture, and many more.
Biographical Sources
- American National Biography Online This link opens in a new windowBiographical dictionary of notable deceased Americans from all eras of American history. Includes illustrations and links to other web resources.
- Gale in Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Biography In Context offers biographical information about historically significant figures as well as present-day newsmakers. It includes reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images.
Index to Biographical dictionaries
