Bibliographic Guide To North American History

"The G.K. Hall Bibliographic Guide to North American History lists recent publications cataloged during the past year by The New York Public Library and the Library of Congress. The Guide also serves in part as an annual supplement to the United States Local History Catalog of The New York Public Library, Local History and Genealogy Division. The scope of the Guide is limited to the United States and Canada. In a few instances, however, more general works pertaining to the Americas (for example, Indians of the Americas) are included for comprehensive coverage. Selection of titles is based on LC and NYPL classifications that pertain to North American history. For LC, all of E and part of F are included; for NYPL, part of H and all of I are included, with additional classification numbers for North American directories. The following major areas are included in this Guide: Indians; discovery of America and early exploration; colonial history; Revolution; Revolution to the Civil War (including the War of 1812, War with Mexico and Slavery); Civil War; late nineteenth century (including the Spanish-American War); twentieth century; U.S. history (including the Constitution and constitutional history, foreign relations, diplomatic history, political history, social history, and the history of nationalities and races in the U.S.); U.S. state and local history; Canada; and British America (including political and constitutional history, history of nationalities and races, the French period, the British period, and provincial history."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

This guide lists recent publications in North American history cataloged during the pat year by the New York Public Library and the Library of Congress.

When the Handbook for Research in American History was first published, reviewers called it "an excellent tool for historians of all interests and levels of experience . . . simple to use, and concisely worded" (Western Historical Quarterly) and "an excellent work that fulfills its title in being portable yet well-filled" (Reference Reviews). The Journal of American History added, "It is not easy to produce a reference work that is utilitarian and enriching and does not duplicate existing works. Professor Prucha has done the job very well." This second, revised edition takes account of the revolution that is occurring in bibliographic science as printed reference works extend to electronic databases, CD-ROMs, and online networks such as the Internet. Focusing on and expanding the major section of the original Handbook, it provides information on traditional printed works, describes new guides and updated versions of old ones, notes the availability of reference works and of some full-text sources in electronic form, and discusses the usefulness to researchers of different kinds of material and the forms in which they are available. Extensive cross-referencing and a detailed index that includes authors, subjects, and titles enhance the book's usefulness.