North America

Summary of current evidence and diverse views about the issue.

Pictures and stories from exploring ghost towns and mining camps of California and Nevada. Also includes hiking, mountain biking, cave, and mine exploring.

Devoted to press coverage of events in American history; containing an extensive, searchable library. Categories include the Civil War, baseball, journalism hoaxes, old west characters, crime figures, and the Inaugural Addresses of all U.S. Presidents.

A wealth of rare and hard-to-find images featuring the people, places and events of early America's historic past.

Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920. Includes over 25,000 glass negatives and transparencies as well as about 300 color photolithograph prints, mostly of the eastern United States.

History of Newfoundland's aboriginal people.

Tribal profile, timeline, and links.

Massive bibliography of Oneota-related texts and websites.

Prehistoric archaeological site dating back to the 15th century, with museum featuring a Mississippian mound complex, arboretum, hands-on archaeology lab, and exhibits about Native Americans of the southeastern U.S. Photos, history, hours and fees.

Personal testimony and contact information from veterans of the Southern Freedom Movement.

The National Parks Services' story of the Civil Rights Movement centered around places listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Milestone documents of American history, presented by the National Archives and Records Administration.

All about the Witch of Wall Street, who died the world's most famous miser.

Whether their candidates win or not, America's third political parties are important and here's why. Article examines the history of third parties and their impact.

Find pictorial records of the first families from the Library of Congress Prints and Photograph Division.

A directory of American Presidents from 1774 to 2005 with dates of rule or office and selected biographies.

A multimedia collection of materials that documents the political, economic, social, and cultural history of Southern Appalachia.

Educational, entertainment and research material relevant to the study of the Vietnam War.

Companion site to Ken Burns' program about the American West featuring an interactive timeline, maps, and archived primary source materials.

An overview of the history of the upper Midwest including lay of the land, the Indians, the French, the British, the ordinances, the pineries and the mines.

A time line showing the Nations efforts at conservation in the American West. The people and the places in pictures and biographies.

Informative essay on the status of women from colonial America through the 19th and 20th centuries. Topic include religious views, legal rights, women at work, feminism, and reform movements.

Mission statement and recent inductees. Located at the Hartford College for Women in Hartford.

Library of Congress exhibition.

Truth-o-meter fact-checking of statements by the former First Lady. A project of the Tampa Bay Times.

Two-part article on the unlikely friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Elizabeth, The Queen Mother by author Will Swift.

An in-depth look at Eleanor Roosevelt, one of the 20th century's most influential--and admired--women.

Homepage of the Eleanor Roosevelt and Human Rights Project at the George Washington University.

Education-oriented website focused on the letters that the First Lady received from children during the Depression. Includes letters, articles and essays, and lesson plans.

Biographical sketch of Mrs. Harry S Truman provided by the Truman Library.

Search for a family name or enter your own into the database. Future plans include digitizing immigration records of the 17 million people who entered America through New York Harbor and Ellis Island from 1892 to 1924.

Information archive of Eugene V. Debs writings, speeches, letters, with photographs, sounds and film.

Information on how to order Michael Harrington's best known work.

Author Damaraj outlines an argument for King's sainthood.

Siena College lecture series honoring the civil rights leader. Information about past lecturers, and participating schools, teachers, and students.

Biography, historical context of the civil rights movement, excerpts from King's speeches and writings, excerpts from contemporary news accounts, and an excerpt from an FBI memo about MLK.

Includes a biography, chronology, articles by and about Muir, resources for teachers and students, and related information. From the Sierra Club, of which he was a founder.

Rockefeller's obituary from the New York Times, 1937.

Review of Ben-Hur.

Short biographical essay and portrait of the statesman, lawyer, and orator.

Essay provides a brief look at the circumstances and events that molded the president's character.

Profile of the 41st President includes video and audio galleries along with his biography, a timeline and transcripts of major speeches.

Large collection of famous quotes and sayings.

Brief official biography of the 43rd President of the United States (2001-2009).

Describes the Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) for Habitat for Humanity. The 2002 JCWP in Africa is the largest home-building effort in the history of the 18-year-old event.

Profile of the 22nd President includes video and audio galleries along with his biography, a timeline and transcripts of major speeches.

In 1993, Time magazine reviewed Clinton's first months as President and asked, "Is Clinton up to the job?"

List of Clinton's TV and film appearances, with short biography and trivia.

Collected news highlights of Clinton's presidency includes a 2004 interview with Clinton with audio excerpts from the interview and from his autobiography.

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