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Essential US History Article Sources

America: History and Life with Full Text
Scholarly, secondary literature covering the history and culture of the US and Canada, from prehistory to the present.
JSTOR
Provides complete full-text coverage of over 1000 leading journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences as well as over three million licensed, high-quality images previously in Artstor.
Project MUSE
Provides full text of articles from 440 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.

Cambridge Histories - American History
Scholarly essays on almost all aspects of American History.

Oxford Reference
Two million digitized entries spanning 25 different subject areas.
American National Biography Online
Portraits of more than 18,700 men & women whose lives have shaped the nation.

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Ebook Central (Proquest)
More than 1,800,000 ebook titles that can be either read online using a web browser or downloaded.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
A good place to start for most topics with a wide range of scholarly journals and articles, along with some newspaper and newsmagazine content.
JSTOR
Provides complete full-text coverage of over 1000 leading journals in the humanities, social sciences and sciences as well as over three million licensed, high-quality images previously in Artstor.
Project MUSE
Provides full text of articles from 440 scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.
Oxford Reference
Two million digitized entries spanning 25 different subject areas.
CQ Researcher plus Archive
Collections of original reports and analyses on issues of current interest such as health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy.

Google Scholar
Google's search engine for locating scholarly literature. Searches scholarly articles, books, and other technical or research content. Often helpful for locating specific articles when you already know the title.