History Reference Center

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History Reference Center
The worlds most comprehensive full text history
database for secondary schools, public
libraries, junior colleges and undergraduates
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History Reference Center Content Types
Cover-to-cover Historical Encyclopedias Other
History Reference Books Cover-to-cover History
Magazines Journals Historical Documents
Historical Biographies Historical Photos
Maps Historical Film Video Clips
940 119 57,600 43,000 12,000 2,338
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Major Reference Works from Oxford University Press

• Oxford History of Christianity
• Oxford History of Ireland
• Oxford History of Italy
• Oxford History of Medieval Europe
• Oxford History of Modern Europe
• Oxford History of Modern War
• Oxford History of Roman Britain
• Oxford History of the Classical World

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Major Reference Works from Oxford University Press

• Oxford History of the Crusades
• Oxford History of the French Revolution
• Oxford History of Western Philosophy
• Oxford Illustrated Historyof English Literature
• Oxford Illustrated Historyof Pre-Historic Europe
• Oxford Illustrated Historyof the British
  Monarchy
• Oxford Illustrated Historyof the Vikings

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32 Full Text History Books from Lerner
Publishing, including

• Ancient Agriculture
• Ancient Communication
• Ancient Construction
• Ancient Medicine
• Ancient Transportation
• Ancient Warfare
• Echoes of World War II
• Salem Witch Trials

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15 Full Text History Books from Toucan Valley
Publications, including

• California Explorers
• California Indians
• California Missions
• California Ranchos
• California Through the Decades
• Countries of the World
• Early Civilizations
• Florida Forts Missions

• Illinois Through the Decades
• Inside the Missions
• Northeast Indians
• Presidents of the U.S.
• Texas Indians
• Texas Missions
• Wonders of the World

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140 Full Text History Books from Mason Crest,
including

• Ancient Egypt
• Ancient History
• Ancient Rome
• Broken PromisesThe U.S.Government Native
  Americansin the 19th Century
• Early French Explorersof North America
• Election of 1828 TheAdministration of Andrew
  Jackson

• Election of 1860 The Administration of Abraham
  Lincoln
• Gandhi
• History of Culture
• History of Mexico
• Journey ofLewis Clark
• Marco Polo
• Modern History
• Pathfinders of theAmerican Frontier

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117 Full Text History Books from Chelsea House,
including

• Arab Americans
• Archaeology of North America
• Black Cowboys
• Cherokee
• Cuban Americans
• Irish Americans
• Italian Americans
• Jewish Americans
• Mexican Americans
• Navajos
• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
• Seven Wonders of the Medieval World

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50 Full Text History Books from Compass Point
Books, including

• African-Americans in the Colonies
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Bill of Rights
• Ellis Island
• Emancipation Proclamation
• French Indian War
• Great Depression
• Great Women of the Old West
• Jamestown Colony
• Lewis Clark Expedition
• Louisiana Purchase
• Thirteen Colonies

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19 Full Text History Books from Morgan Reynolds
Inc., including

• Andrew JacksonFrontier President
• Anne Bailey Frontier Scout
• Failure is ImpossibleThe Story of Susan B.
  Anthony
• Ishi The Last of His People
• John Adams Public Servant
• J.P. MorganBanker to a Growing Nation
• Mary Wollstonecraft the Rights of Women

• More Perfect Union The Story of Alexander
  Hamilton, 2nd Ed.
• Pullman Strike of 1894American Labor Comes of
  Age
• Shot Heard Round the WorldThe Battles
  ofLexington Concord
• Victoria WoodhullFirst WomanPresidential
  Candidate
• Womens Rights Nothing LessThe Story of
  Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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51 Full Text History Books from Rourke Publishing
LLC, including

• Historic Famous Cities
• Historic Sites Monuments
• Korean Conflict
• Pilgrim
• Revolutionary War
• Treasures from China
• U.S. Treasury
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Vietnam War
• War of 1812
• World War I
• World War II

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14 Full Text History Books from Stackpole Books,
including

• Alamo Reader
• American Counter Revolution
• Dear Young Friend Letters ofAmerican Presidents
  to Children
• Exploring the Outdoorswith Indian Secrets
• Eyewitness to the Indian Wars, Volume 1
• Eyewitness to the Indian Wars, Volume 2
• Eyewitness to the Indian Wars, Volume 3

• Friend Among the Senecas
• George Washingtons Indispensable Men
• Joshua Chamberlain
• Life of Daniel Boone
• Medieval Celebrations
• Sketch of the Life Character of Daniel Boone
• We Trailed the Sioux

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Additional Full Text History Encyclopedias
Other Reference Books

• Encyclopedia of World History (Houghton Mifflin)
• Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History
• Readers Companion to American History (Houghton
  Mifflin)
• Complete Idiots Guide to American History
• Great Events 1900-2001 from Salem Pressincludes
  10 volumes, 3 supplements, 591 entries
• Webster Publishings History of Australia
• Civil War Battlefield Guide (Houghton Mifflin)
• Readers Companion to Military History (Houghton
  Mifflin)
• Readers Companion to Womens History (Houghton
  Mifflin)
• Encyclopedia of North American Indians (Houghton
  Mifflin)
• Encyclopedia of Britain (Hutchinson)
• Encyclopedia of Australia (Webster Publishing)

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Coverage of Full Text History Periodicals Compared
EBSCOsHistory Reference Center Full Text
Coverage
Gales History Resource Center (U.S. World)
Full Text Coverage
InfoTrac OneFile Full Text Coverage
Top History Periodicals
June 2002 to present(12-month embargo)
September 1990 to present(NO embargo) February
1975 to present(NO embargo) January 1992 to
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embargo) March 1981 to present(12-month
embargo) January 1995 to present(NO embargo)
July 1996 to present(NO embargo) January 1990
to present(NO embargo) January 2002 to
present(6-month embargo) January 2003 to
present(6-month embargo) July 1996 to
present(NO embargo)
American Communist History American Heritage
American Historical Review American History
(formerly American History Illustrated)
American Nineteenth Century History Americas
Civil War Archaeology Art History Australian
Historical Studies Aviation History Beaver
Black History Bulletin Book History British
Heritage
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Coverage of Full Text History Periodicals Compared
EBSCOsHistory Reference Center Full Text
Coverage
Gales History Resource Center (U.S. World)
Full Text Coverage
InfoTrac OneFile Full Text Coverage
Top History Periodicals
March 1975 to present(6-month embargo) April
1975 to present(NO embargo) March 1975 to
present(12-month embargo) January 1997 to
present(NO embargo) January 2001 to present(NO
embargo) December 1996 to present(NO embargo)
January 2000 to present(12-month embargo)
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January 1954 to present(12-month embargo)
March 1994 to present(12-month embargo)
September 1922 to present(NO embargo) January
2004 to present(NO embargo) January 1958 to
present(12-month embargo)
Canadian Historical Review Canadian Journal of
History Central European History Chinese
America History Perspectives Chinese Studies
in History Civil War Times (formerly Civil War
Times Illustrated) Cold War History Connecticut
History Contemporary British History
Ethnohistory European Review of History
Foreign Affairs French Colonial History French
Historical Studies
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Coverage of Full Text History Periodicals Compared
EBSCOsHistory Reference Center Full Text
Coverage
Gales History Resource Center (U.S. World)
Full Text Coverage
InfoTrac OneFile Full Text Coverage
Top History Periodicals
January 1998 to present(12-month embargo)
January 1998 to present(NO embargo) March 2003
to present(NO embargo) June 1990 to
present(12-month embargo) February 1975 to
present(12-month embargo) January 2001 to
present(NO embargo) January 1975 to present(NO
embargo) March 2000 to present(12-month
embargo) March 2000 to present(12-month
embargo) January 2002 to present(6-month
embargo) January 1990 to present(6-month
embargo) September 2003 to present(NO embargo)
July 2004 to present(NO embargo) January 1993
to present(12-month embargo) April 2002 to
present(NO embargo)
Gender History German History Hawaiian
Journal of History History History Theory
History Teacher History Today Indiana Magazine
of History Jewish History Journal of African
American History Journal of American Ethnic
History Journal of American History Journal of
Military History Journal of Pacific History
Kansas History
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November 1992 to present(NO embargo)
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Coverage of Full Text History Periodicals Compared
EBSCOsHistory Reference Center Full Text
Coverage
Gales History Resource Center (U.S. World)
Full Text Coverage
InfoTrac OneFile Full Text Coverage
Top History Periodicals
April 2000 to present(NO embargo) July 1996 to
present(NO embargo) July 1999 to present(NO
embargo) January 2001 to present(NO embargo)
March 2003 to present(NO embargo) July 2003 to
present(NO embargo) January 2001 to present(NO
embargo) October 1993 to present(NO embargo)
January 2000 to present(NO embargo) March 1997
to present(NO embargo) October 1934 to
present(NO embargo) January 1997 to present(NO
embargo) July 1996 to present(NO embargo) July
1996 to present(NO embargo)
Literature History Military History Naval
History North Carolina Historical Review
Northern History OAH Magazine of History
Russian Studies in History Social History
Teaching History Virginia Magazine of History
Biography Vital Speeches of the Day War in
History Wild West World War II
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Historical Documents Other Resources

• Essential Documents in American History (includes
  the U.S. Constitution,the Declaration of
  Independence, etc.)
• American Reference Library
• Historical Speeches
• Presidential Papers
• Supreme Court Decisions
• McCarthy Hearings 1953-1954
• Tens of thousands of biographiesof historical
  figures
• Historical Timelines for all 50U.S. States (from
  Our States)

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Photos Maps

• 12,000 Historical Photos from an image collection
• Photos and Maps from the Encyclopedia of World
  History and other reference books
• Photos and Maps from full text periodicals

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Now Available

• Full Text of the McCarthy Hearings of 1953
  1954(from the transcripts of the Executive
  Sessions of the SenatePermanent Subcommittee on
  Investigations of the Committeeon Government
  Operations)
• More than 83 Hours of Historical Film
  Video(from Video Encyclopedia of the 20th
  Century, whichalso includes some footage from
  the late 19th Century)
• 2,338 individual clips

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In Summary

• More than 860 full text encyclopedias and other
  non-fiction books, including Branden Publishing,
  Chelsea House Publishers, Columbia University
  Press, Compass Point Books, Great Neck
  Publishing, Houghton Mifflin, Lerner Publishing
  Group, MacMillan Publishing USA, Mason Crest
  Publishers, Morgan Reynolds Inc., Oliver Press,
  Oxford University Press, Primedia Special
  Interest Publications, Rourke Publishing LLC,
  Salem Press, Stackpole Books, Toucan Valley
  Publications, Webster Publishing, and more
• Korean Conflict.htm
• CleverEgyptians.htm
• AncientRome.htm
• RomeHistry.htm
• 60 full text history magazines journals
• 58,000 full text historical documents
• 12,000 historical images historical maps
• More than 80 hours of historical film video

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