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Oxford Research Encyclopedia of American History covers diverse aspects of American history from the colonial period through the twentieth century. Topics include the Civil War and reconstruction, politics, economics, women, science and technology, labor, and the environment, as well as the history of groups such as Native Americans, Latinos/Hispanics, African Americans, and Asian Americans.

American History, 1493-1945 covers colonial America, the revolutionary era, the new nation, slavery and abolition, as well as the Civil War, reconstruction, westward expansion, the rise of industrial America, World War I, the Depression and the New Deal, women's rights, the environment, and World War II. This database includes primary sources, such as diaries, government documents, pamphlets, newspapers, photographs, and artwork.

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