Link: American History and Life

About: American History and Life is a comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. American History and Life offers abstracts and citations for articles appearing in over 2,000 journals published worldwide in history, related humanities, and the social sciences. The database also includes citations to book reviews from approximately 140 major journals of American history and culture, and relevant dissertations from Dissertation Abstracts International. Abstracts only.

Dates of Coverage: 1450 to present.

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