American County Histories to 1900
  • Current UD students, faculty, and staff only
American County Histories to 1900
  • Current UD students, faculty, and staff only

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Histories of cities and counties of the original thirteen states (with the exception of Virginia), plus Vermont and Maine. The collection includes more than 2,700 large volumes that have been manually rekeyed. It provides vivid portraits of people, places, and events—not just national figures, but local figures, demographics, social, economic, and cultural transformations.

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Provides local and regional perspectives on many of the topics and issues of the day:

  • Westward Movement
  • Native Americans
  • Indian Depredations
  • Colonial Exploitation
  • Wars
  • Slavery and Abolition
  • Suffrage
  • Labor Unions and Disturbances
  • The Underground Railroad
  • Industrial Revolution
  • Fur Trade
  • Temperance
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