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Call Number Areas for Browsing the Shelves

D501-680 World War II, 1939-1945

DS918 Korean War

DS557-559.9 Vietnam Conflict

E75-99 Indians of North America

E151-915 United States—History

E660-738 Late nineteenth century, 1865-1900

E666-670 Johnson’s administration, 1865-1869

E668 Reconstruction, 1865-1877

E669 Purchase of Alaska, 1867

E711-738 McKinley’s 1^st administration, 1897-1901

E714-735 War of 1898 (Spanish-American War)

E740-837.7 Twentieth century

E784-805 1919-1933; Harding-Coolidge-Hoover era

E838-889 Later twentieth century, 1961-2000

E841-843 Kennedy administration, 1961-1963

E855-861 Nixon administration, 1969-1974

E876-880 Reagan administrations,1981-1989

E885-889 Clinton administrations, 1993-2001

E895-909 Twenty-first century

E902-904 George W. Bush administrations, 2001-2009

E907-909 Barack Obama administrations, 2009-2017

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American Decades: Primary Sources 1900-1999 by Cynthia Rose (Editor)
ISBN: 0787665878
Publication Date: 2003-12-05
10-volume set covers 20th century decades in American history with first-hand accounts and other primary source documentation. Each volume includes approximately 165 full-text or excerpted historical documents from the period.
American Decades: Primary Sources 2000-2009 by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (Editor); Richard Layman (Editor)
ISBN: 1414486022
Publication Date: 2013-06-15
American Decades: Primary Sources, 2000-2009 is the eleventh volume in the American Decades series covering the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Reconstruction Updated Edition by Eric Foner
Call Number: E 668 .F66 2014
ISBN: 9780062354518
Publication Date: 2014-12-02
Reconstruction chronicles the way in which Americans--black and white--responded to the unprecedented changes unleashed by the war and the end of slavery. It addresses the ways in which the emancipated slaves' quest for economic autonomy and equal citizenship shaped the political agenda of Reconstruction; the remodeling of Southern society and the place of planters, merchants, and small farmers within it; the evolution of racial attitudes and patterns of race relations; and the emergence of a national state possessing vastly expanded authority and committed, for a time, to the principle of equal rights for all Americans.
Native American Boarding Schools by Mary A. Stout
Call Number: E 97.5 .S76 2012
ISBN: 9780313386763
Publication Date: 2012-04-23
Author Mary A. Stout places Native American boarding schools in context with other American historical and educational movements, discussing not only individual facilities but also the specific outcomes of this educational paradigm. Draws upon actual student letters and documents relating to boarding school experiences Presents biographical profiles of such key figures as Col. Richard Pratt, founder of Carlisle Indian School; and Jim Thorpe, American athlete and Carlisle graduate Provides a chronology of Native American boarding schools in the United States from the 1600s to the present.
Beyond Rosie: A Documentary History of Women and World War II by Julia Brock; Jennifer W. Dickey; Richard Harker; Catherine Lewis
ISBN: 1557286698
Publication Date: 2015-02-14
As wartime production workers, enlistees in auxiliary military units, members of voluntary organizations or resistance groups, wives and mothers on the home front, journalists, and USO performers, American women found ways to challenge traditional gender roles and stereotypes. Beyond Rosie shows the numerous contributions they made and how American women's roles changed during the war. The primary documents collected here represent cultural, political, economic, and social perspectives on the diverse roles women played during World War II.
The Fifties in America by John C. Super (Editor); R. Kent Rasmussen (Editorial Coordinator); Christina J. Moose (Editor-In-Chief); Salem Press Editors
ISBN: 1587652021
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
This three-volume set covers the most important events and subjects of the 1950s, including the Cold War, McCarthyism, and a trend toward civil liberties. It features long overviews and short entries discussing people, books, films, plays, and other important topics representative of that era.
The Gay Liberation Movement by Sean Heather K. McGraw
Call Number: HQ 76.8 .U5 M3949 2018
ISBN: 9781538381342
Publication Date: 2018-12-15
This book explains the emergence of the modern gay liberation movement, from its early years prior to the Stonewall riots of 1969 and its continuation into the 1970s. This book also discusses the contributions of important people such as Harvey Milk, Audre Lorde, and many others. The difficulties and legacies of that era will become clear to students who may know only the outline of the early history of the movement.
The Women's Rights Movement by Shane Mountjoy
Call Number: HQ1236.5.U6 M68 2008
ISBN: 9780791095058
Publication Date: 2007-12-01

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History 112 - U.S. History Since 1865: Find Books

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