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History (General)

Ancient, Medieval, & Renaissance History

U.S. History (General)

World History

Twentieth Century History

African-American History

Native American History

Women's History

South Carolina History

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History (General)
Chase's Calendar of Events	Ref D 11.5 C48 2002
Chronology of the Expanding World: 1492 to 1762	Ref D 209 W59 1994
Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to 1992	Ref D 209 W59 1994B
Dictionary of Historic Documents	Ref D9 K63 1990
Encyclopedia Judaica	Ref DS 102.8 E49 (v.1-17 + 4 yearbooks)
Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton	Ref Q 125 E53 2000
Facts on File	Ref D410 F3 (1941-2001)
Historic Documents	Ref E 839.5 H57 (1972-2000)
What Happened Where	Ref D419 C58 1997

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Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance History
The Ancient Gods Speak: A Guide to Egyptian Religion	Ref BL 2428 A53 2002
Ancient Greece and Rome	Ref DE 5 A57 1998 (v.1-5)
Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women	Ref HQ 1136 L54 2000
Chronology of the Medieval World	Ref D 118 S855 1994 (v.1-13)
Civilization of the Ancient Mediterranean	Ref DE 59 C55 1988 (v.1-3)
Civilizations of the Ancient Near East	Ref DS 57 C55 1995 (v.1-4)
The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt	Ref BL 2450 G6 W56 2003
Daily Life in Ancient Mesopotamia	Ref DS 69.5 N4 1998
Dictionary of the Middle Ages	Ref D 114 D5 1982
Encyclopedia of the Renaissance	Ref CB 361 E52 1999 (v.1-6)
Encyclopedia of the Roman Empire	Ref DG 270 B86 2002
Encyclopedia of the Scientific Revolution: From Copernicus to Newton	Ref Q 125 E53 2000
Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt	Ref DT 83 D23 1998
Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece	Ref DE 77 A35 1997
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome	Ref DG 77 A35 1994
MaGill Great Events From History: Ancient & Medieval Series	Ref D 59 G7 (v.1-3)
Medieval England: An Encyclopedia	Ref DA 129 M43 1998
The Oxford Classical Dictionary	Ref DE 5 O9 1996
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance	Ref CB 361 C27 2003
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt	Ref DT 58 O94 2001 (v.1-3)
The Penguin Encyclopedia of Ancient Civilizations	Ref CB 311 E52 1988
Who's Who in the Greek World	Ref DE 7 H39 2000

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U.S. History (General)
The American Revolution: An Encyclopedia	Ref E208 A433 1993 (v.1-2)
America's South	Ref F 207.3 W39 1990
Atlas of American Politics, 1960-2000	Ref G 1201 F1 A8 2002
Atlas of Hispanic-American History	Ref E 184 S75 O287 2001
The Civil War and Reconstruction: A Student Companion	Ref E 468 B319 2001
The Civil War Dictionary	Ref E 468 B7 1988
The Columbia Guide to America in the 1960s	Ref DK 14 C3
Dictionary of American Biography	Ref E 176 N28 (v.1-63 + index)
Dictionary of American History	Ref E 174 D52 2003 (v.1-10)
Encyclopedia of American History	Ref E174 E53 2003 (v.1-11)
The Encyclopedia of Colonial & Revolutionary America	Ref E 188 .E63 1989
The Encyclopedia of Southern History	Ref F 207.7 E52
Encyclopedia of the American Civil War	Ref E 468 E53 2000 (v.1-5)
Encyclopedia of the Great Depression	Ref E 806 E63 2004 (v.1-2)
Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies	Ref E 45 E53 1993 (v.1-3)
Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion	Ref PS 153 N5 H245 2003 (v.1-3)
Historical Dictionary of the 1970s	Ref E 839 H57 1999
A Historical Guide to the U.S. Government	Ref JK 9 H57 1998
MaGill Great Events From History: American Series	Ref E 178 G7 (v.1-3)
Notable Americans	Ref E 176 N89 1988
The Oxford Companion to American Military History	Ref E 181 O94 1999
The Oxford Companion to United States History	Ref E 174 O94 2001
The Reader's Companion to American History	Ref E 174 R43 1991
The United States in the First World War: An Encyclopedia	Ref D 510 U65 1995
Who Was Who in the Civil War	Ref E 467 S56 1988
Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia	Ref E 628 H37 2004 (v.1-2)

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World History
Africa and the West: A Documentary History from the Slave Trade to Independence	Ref DT 353.5 E9 A34 2001
Africana	Ref DT 14 A37435 1999
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World History	Ref D 23 45 2005 (v.1-5)
Blackwell Encyclopedia of the Russian Revolution	Ref DK 265 B54 1995
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia	Ref DK 14 C3
The Chinua Achebe Encyclopedia	Ref PR 9387.9 A3 Z459 2003
The Companion to British History	Ref DA 34 A76 2001
Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know	Ref K 5301 C75 1999
The Cultural Atlas of Islam	Ref DS 36.85 .A39 1986
Encyclopedia of Africa	Ref DT 351 E53 1997 (v.1-4)
Encyclopedia of African History and Culture	Ref DT 3 P27 2001 (v.1-3)
Encyclopedia of Asian History	Ref DS 31 E53 1988 (v.1-4)
The Encyclopedia of Britain	Ref DA 1 E52 1999
Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature	Ref PN 56 H55 E53 2002
Encyclopedia of Japan	Ref DS 805 K633 1983 (v.1-9 + suppl.)
Encyclopedia of Mexico	Ref F 1210 E63 1997 (v.1-2)
Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment	Ref D 286 D52813 2001 (v.1-2)
Encyclopedia of Russian History	Ref DK 14 E53 2004 (v.1-3)
Japan Encyclopedia	Ref DS 821 F73 2002
Latin America History & Culture	Ref F1406 E53 1996 (v.1-5)
Medieval England: An Encyclopedia	Ref DA 129 M43 1998
An Oxford Companion to The Romantic Age: British Culture 1776-1832	Ref DA 485 O94 1999
Oxford Dictionary of British History	Ref DA 34 D52 2001
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America	Ref F 1218.6 O95 2001 (v.1-3)
A Reference Guide to Latin American History	Ref F 1410 R395 2000
Rulers and Governments of the World	Ref D 11.5 R67 1977 (v.1-2)
Tudor England: An Encyclopedia	Ref DA 315 H5 2000

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Twentieth Century
Chronology of the Modern World: 1763 to 1992	Ref D 209 W59 1994B
Encyclopedia of Heads of States and Governments, 1900 through 1945	Ref D 412 L45 1999
Encyclopedia of Holocaust Literature	Ref PN 56 H55 E53 2002
Encyclopedia of the Holocaust	Ref D 804.3 E53 1990 (v.1-4)
Encyclopedia of the Third Reich	Ref DD 256.5 G76313 1991 (v.1-2)
Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War	Ref DS 557.7 E53 1996
Great Events From History: Modern European Series	Ref D209 G7 (v.1-3)
Great Events From History: Worldwide Twentieth Century Series	Ref D 421 G63 (v.1-3)
Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion	Ref PS 153 N5 H245 2003 (v.1-3)
Historical Dictionary of the 1970s	Ref E 839 H57 1999

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African-American History
Africa and the West: A Documentary History from the Slave Trade to Independence	Ref DT 353.5 E9 A34 2001
African America: Portrait of a People	Ref E 185.96 E87 1994
The African American Almanac	Ref E 185.5 N34 1994
African-American Culture and History	Ref E 185 E54 1996 (v.1-5)
African Americans at War	Ref U 52 S88 2004 (v.1-2)
African Americans in Science: An Encyclopedia of People and Progress	Ref Q 141 .C2138 2008 (v.1-2)
The African American Years: Chronologies of American History and Experience	Ref E 185 S797 2003
Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events	Ref E 185 B574 2003
Civil Rights in America	Ref JC 599 U5 S53 1998
Distinguished African American Political and Governmental Leaders	Ref E 185.61 H359 1999
Encyclopedia of African American Business History	Ref HD 2344.5 U6 E53 1999
Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights: From Emancipation to the Present	Ref E185.61 E54 1992
Encyclopedia of African-American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-First Century	Ref E185 E5453 2009
Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America	Ref E 185.96 F2 1997 (v.1-11)
Freedom's Lawmakers	Ref E 185.96 F64 1996
Harlem Renaissance: A Gale Critical Companion	Ref PS 153 N5 H245 2003 (v.1-3)
The Malcolm X Encyclopedia	Ref BP 223 Z8 L573 2002
Organizing Black America: An Encyclopedia of African American Associations	Ref E 185.5 O74 2001

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I Will Not Be Silent And I Will Be Heard by J. Tracy Power

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Native American History
Native America in the Twentieth Century	Ref E 76.2 N36 1994
Native American Indians	Ref E 76.2 E53 1996
Native American Tribes	Ref E 77 G15 1998 (v.1-4)
Native Americans (American Political History Series)	Ref E 93 N32 2002

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Women's History
(For additional Women's History reference sources, see the Women's Studies subject guide)
American Women	Ref HQ 1410 A47 2001
The Columbia Documentary History of American Women Since 1941	Ref HQ 1420 C65 2003
Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America	Ref E 185.96 F2 1997 (v.1-11)
A Guide to American Women's Landmarks	Ref E 159 K39 1994
Historical Encyclopedia of American Women Entrepreneurs	Ref HF 3023 A2 O64 2000
Lesbian Histories and Cultures	Ref HQ 75.5 L4395 2000
Notable Hispanic American Women	Ref E 184 S75 N68 1993
Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women	Ref HQ 1236.5 E85 E52 2003
Protest, Power, and Change: An Encyclopedia of Nonviolent Action from ACT-UP to Women's Suffrage	Ref HM 278 P76 1997
What American Women Did, 1789-1920: A Year-By-Year Reference	Ref HQ 1154 C665 2001
Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia	Ref E 628 H37 2004 (v.1-2)
Women in Early America: Struggle, Survival and Freedom in a New World	Ref HQ 1416 M395 2004
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia	Ref HQ 1115 W6 1999 (v.1-4)
Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide	Ref D 107 J32 1999
Women's Rights (Major Issues in American History series)	Ref HQ 1236.5 U6 S77 2003

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South Carolina History
Columbia College: The Ariail Era	Ready Ref LD 7251 C72 S2
Cyclopedia of Eminent & Representative Men of the Carolinas	Ref F268 C992 (v.1-2)
Encyclopedia of South Carolina	Ref F 269 E53 1993
South Carolina Facts	Ref F286 S68 1991

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Suggested Subject Headings and Location of Books in Our Library

Search the Library Catalog by keyword, subject, title, or author. Edens Library offers books and other materials on a variety of History subjects, including:

Archaeology
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Middle Ages
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United States -- History
Women -- History
World history

...Or, you can browse the following sections in the library's General Collection and Reference areas:

History: General and Old World
D -- History (General)
DA -- Great Britain
DB -- Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia
DC -- France
DD -- Germany
DE -- Mediterranean Region - Classical
DF -- Greece
DG -- Italy
DH -- Low Countries: Belgium, Luxemburg
DJ -- Netherlands (Holland)
DJK -- Eastern Europe
DK -- Soviet Union, Poland
DL -- Northern Europe, Scandinavia
DP -- Spain, Portugal
DQ -- Switzerland

History: General and Old World (cont.)
DR -- Balkan Peninsula, Turkey
DS -- Asia
DT -- Africa
DU -- Oceania, Australia, New Zealand
DX -- Gypsies

History: Western Hemisphere
E -- America
F -- U.S. Local History, Canada, Latin America

Additional History Areas
HN -- Social History
CB -- History of Civilization
LA -- History of Education

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Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers)

Click on the Subject/Topic below to be connected to a list of Periodical titles available through Edens Library. Articles from these periodicals are available full-text (print and/or electronic) and are excellent resources for exploring current topics in History.

History of:

North & South America

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