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American History - Pre-Columbian to the New Millennium

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'The word history comes from the Greek word historía which means "to learn or know by inquiry." In the pieces that... see more

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November 11, 2008
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January 15, 2020
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Digital History

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'The materials on this Web site include a U.S. history textbook; over 400 annotated documents from the Gilder Lehrman... see more

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Steven Mintz; Sara McNeil
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November 11, 2008
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August 2, 2020
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Sage American History: A Survey of America’s Past

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'Sage American History is designed for use by undergraduate college, community college and high school teachers and... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
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Henry Sage
Date Created:
December 30, 2008
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August 2, 2020
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A Comprehensive Outline of World History (Organized by Region)

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This is a free, open textbook that is part of the Connexions collection at Rice University. According to the author, "The... see more

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Jack E. Maxfield
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April 2, 2010
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February 26, 2021
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A Confederate Girl's Diary

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Sarah Morgan Dawson
Date Created:
November 20, 2013
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August 2, 2020
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American Government

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This is a course that is offered by Lumen Learning. Although a course, it can easily be used as a textbook and has... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
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Lumen Learning and SBCTC
Date Created:
August 15, 2017
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August 1, 2020
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American Government

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American Government is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester American Government... see more

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Lumen Learning
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August 15, 2017
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American Government: OpenStax [College]

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American Government is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester American Government... see more

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Author:
Glen Krantz; Sylvie Waskiewicz
Date Created:
July 23, 2016
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August 2, 2020
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American History: A Survey (12e)

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This free, online textbook is found at HippoCampus, so the book is indexed by topic, rather than using a table of... see more

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Author:
Brinkley
Date Created:
April 1, 2010
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August 2, 2020
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Andersonville A Story of Rebel Military Prisons

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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John McElroy
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November 18, 2013
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June 1, 2017
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Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House

Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House icon

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Elizabeth Keckley
Date Created:
October 23, 2013
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June 1, 2017
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Canadian History: Pre-Confederation

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'Canadian History: Pre-Confederation is a survey text that introduces undergraduate students to important themes in North... see more

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John Douglas Belshaw
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July 8, 2015
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Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville

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This is a free, online textbook that takes "up the task of re-contextualizing Alexis de Tocqueville's famous political... see more

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University of Virginia
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February 23, 2010
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Hippocampus US History

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Various History textbooks provided in an interactive media through a web browser, sound but without captions. Books are... see more

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Multiple Authors
Date Created:
November 11, 2008
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June 16, 2017
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History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877

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'This textbook examines U.S. History from before European Contact through Reconstruction, while focusing on the people... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Tamara Spike; Sarah Mergel; Catherine Locks; Pamela Roseman; Catherine Locks; Sarah K. Mergel; Pamela Roseman; Tamara Spike
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June 18, 2013
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October 3, 2018
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History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877

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This textbook examines U.S. History from before European Contact through Reconstruction, while focusing on the people and... see more

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Catherine Locks, et al.
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May 4, 2018
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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Volume 1

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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Edward Gibbon
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October 23, 2013
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February 17, 2017
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History of Western Art and Civilization

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This is a free, online textbook that covers the following topics: Italy, Florence and Tuscany, The Medici Family,... see more

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Open (Access) Textbook
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Beth Harris
Date Created:
February 18, 2010
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July 11, 2020
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House of Eternity: The Tomb of Nefertari

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"In 1904, the tomb of Nefertari, great wife of Rameses II, was discovered in the Valley of the Queens at Thebes. The... see more

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John McDonald
Date Created:
June 14, 2011
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June 21, 2015
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Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt

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This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

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G. (Gaston) Maspero
Date Created:
October 15, 2013
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June 21, 2015
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Mythology Unbound: An Online Textbook for Classical Mythology | Simple Book Publishingbound

Mythology Unbound: An Online Textbook for Classical Mythology | Simple Book Publishingbound icon

This online textbook contains short articles on each major deity, hero, monster, etc., in Greek mythology. The text is... see more

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Author:
Jessica Mellenthin; Susan Shapiro
Date Created:
February 14, 2018
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May 3, 2019
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Negro and White Exclusion Towns and Other Observations in Oklahoma and Indian Territory: Essays by Frank G. Speck from The Southern Workman

Negro and White Exclusion Towns and Other Observations in Oklahoma and Indian Territory: Essays by Frank G. Speck from The Southern Workman icon

This is a free, open textbook that is part of the Connexions collection at Rice University. "The essays by American... see more

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Frank G. Speck; Jason Baird Jackson
Date Created:
April 1, 2010
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February 13, 2019
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Sage American History - Era of the American Revolution

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This is a free, online textbook that also contains links to Documents and other External Links. "The American Revolution,... see more

Material Type:
Open (Access) Textbook
Author:
Henry Judd Sage
Date Created:
January 19, 2011
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August 5, 2020
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Sage American History - Progressivism & America's Rise to World Power

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This is a free, online textbook that also contains links to Documents and External Links. 'The Progressive Era actually... see more

Material Type:
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Henry Judd Sage
Date Created:
January 19, 2011
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July 12, 2020
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