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Timelines and Chronologies: American History

Here are resources that provide starting places for finding information about events in the order of their occurrence.

American History

American Eras. Detroit: Gale Group, 1997-99.
     R 973 Am3553

Brune, Lester H. Chronological History of U.S. Foreign Relations. New York: Routledge, 2003.
     R 327.7300202 B835c

Francis, Lee. Native Time: An Historical Timeline of Native America. New York: St. Martin’s
Press, 1996.
     R 970.10202 F847n

Gordon, Lois G. American Chronicle: Year by Year through the Twentieth Century. New York:
Vail-Ballau Press, 1999.
     R 973.91 G656a

Harley, Sharon. Timetables of African-American History. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995.
     R 973.0496 H227t

Heidler, David S. Daily Life in the Early American Republic, 1790-1820. Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press, 2004.
     R 973.4 H465

Hornsby, Alton. Chronology of African American History. Detroit: Gale Group, 1997.
     R 973.0496 H784c2

Husband, Julie. Daily Life in the Industrial U.S., 1870-1900. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press,
2004.
     R 973.8 H968

Jones, Mary Ellen. Daily Life on the 19th Century American Frontier. Westport, CT: Greenwood
Press, 1998.
     R 978.02 J7216d

Kaledin, Eugenia. Daily Life in the U.S., 1940-1959. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000.
     R 306.0973 K1245d

Kanellos, Nicolas. Chronology of Hispanic American History. New York: Gale Group, 1995.
     R 973.0468 K1635

Kyvig, David E. Daily Life in the U.S., 1920-1939. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.
     R 973.91 K999d

Marty, Myron A. Daily Life in the U.S., 1960-1990. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.
     R 973.92 M3675d

Sonneborn, Liz. Chronology of American Indian History. New York: Facts on File, 2001.
     R 970.10202 So595c

Volo, Dorothy Denneen. Daily Life During the American Revolution. Westport, CT: Greenwood
Press, 2002.
     R 973.31 V887d

Volo, Dorothy Denneen. Daily Life in Civil War America. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press,
1998.
     R 973.31 V887d

Volo, James M. Daily Life on the Old Colonial Frontier. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.
     R 970.02 V887d

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