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| Find items by Keyword | united states AND civil war |
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Civil War-- United States--History |
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journal of american history |
When researching an author as a subject, select "subject search" type his/her name with the the last name first. (Poe, Edgar Allen).
When searching for criticism of an author or work, search the author as a subject and look for the subheading Criticism and interpretation. For example, Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 -- Criticism and Interpretation
| American Art Directory | Ref N 50.A54 |
| American Cultural Leaders | Ref NX 503 .A49 1993 |
| Encyclopedia of American Art | Ref N 6503 .N67 |
| Oxford Dictionary of Art | Ref N 33 .O93 1997 |
| Annals of America | Ref E 173 .A793 |
| American National Biography | Ref E 176 . A44 1999 |
| Encyclopedia of American Cultural & Intellectual History | Ref E 169.1 E 624 |
| Dictionary of American History | Ref E 174.D52 1976 |
| Oxford Companion to American History | Ref E 174 .J6 |
| American Writers | Ref PS 129.A55 |
| Contemporary Literary Criticism | Ref PN 771.C59 |
| Dictionary of Literary Biography | various call numbers |
| Nineteenth Century Literature Criticism | Ref PN 761.N56 |
| Oxford Companion to American Literature | Ref PS 21.H3 1995 |
| Twentieth Century Literature Criticism | Ref PN 771.G27 |
| American Musical Theatre | Ref ML 1711.B67 |
| Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians | Ref ML 105.B16 |
| Contemporary American Composers | Ref ML 390 .A54 |
| New Grove Dictionary of American Music | Ref ML 101 .U6 N48 |
| Dictionary of American Religious Biography | Ref BL 72 .B68 |
| Encyclopedia of the American Religious Experience | Ref BL 2525 .E53 1988 |
| Encyclopedia of American Religions | Ref BL 2525 .M449 1978 |
| Encyclopedia of American Religious History | Ref BL 2525 . Q44 |
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers
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History Matters: A Survey
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