a student guide to U.S. history online Gevinson, Alan. creator Schrum, Kelly. Rosenzweig, Roy. text bibliography mau Boston Bedford/St. Martin's c2005 2005 monographic eng

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ix, 147 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Based on the award-winning History matters web site developed by the Center for History and New Media and the American Social HIstory Project, this unique resource pairs an annotated guide to 250 of the most useful web sites for students research with an introduction that addresses the particular challenges of using the internet for historical research. -- Cover An introduction to history research online -- Distinguishing between primary and secondary sources ; Evaluating U.S. history websites ; Analyzing primary sources ; A word about plagiarism ; Citing online sources ; Using this guide -- A selection of top U.S. history websites -- General websites for U.S. history research -- U.S. history websites by time period -- Three worlds meet and colonization, beginnings to 1763 ; Revolution and the new nation, 1754-1820s ; Expansion and reform, 1801-1861 ; Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 ; Development of the industrial United States, 1870-1900 ; Emergence of modern America, 1890-1930 ; Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945 ; Postwar United States, 1945 to the early 1970s ; Contemporary United States, 1968 to the present -- Appendix: Using search engines effectively -- A glossary of common internet terms. Alan Gevinson, Kelly Schrum, Roy Rosenzweig. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- United States History Computer network resources Directories Redes de computador Historia Estados Unidos Web sites Directories Páginas web Directorios Internet E 175.88 G396 2005 0312450001 (pbk.) 9780312450007 (pbk.) 2004107880 UHC 040525 20230410142406.0 118243