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American History: Books

To find books in our collection, search QCAT Library Catalogue by author, title, subject headings, or keyword.

To find books by a particular author/person, search QCAT by author:
lincoln abraham
To find books about a particular author/person, search QCAT by subject heading:
lincoln abraham
To find books on a topic, use a keyword search if you do not know the correct subject heading for a topic. Think of the focus (or key) words that describe your topic.
women and "civil war"
Select useful titles and look at the full record for subject headings.
women--united states--history--19th century
united states--history--civil war, 1861-1865--women
Examples of subject headings relating to American history:
American Loyalists
Apache Indians
Boston Tea Party, 1773
Gettysburg, Battle of
Indians of North America--Massachusetts
Presidents--United States
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States--Social conditions--1933-1945
To find bibliographies on a topic, look for the subdivision bibliography following a subject heading.
united states--history--civil war, 1861-1865--bibliography
To find primary sources in the library, look for the subdivision sources following a subject heading.
women--united states--history--sources
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Last Updated: 13 August 2009