Skip to Main Content

United States History

Introduction to research in U.S. History.

Finding Books and eBooks

When searching for eBooks, you can use many of the same strategies as you use for finding articles. You can also search using a title, author, or other publication information.

In the library, browse books related to U.S. History using call numbers that start with:

  • E : History of America & the United States
    • E 51 - E 99 : Native Americans
    • E 101 - E 135 : European Discovery & Early Explorations
    • E 151 - E 889 : United States
      • E 186 - E 199 : Colonial History (1607-1775)
      • E 201 - E 298 : The Revolution (1775-1783)
      • E 300 - E 453 : Revolution to the Civil War (1775/1783-1861)
      • E 337.5 : Nineteenth Century (1800s)
      • E 401 - E 415.2 : Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
      • E 441 - E 453 : Slavery in the U.S. & Antislavery Movements
      • E 456 - E 655 : Civil War (1861-1865)
      • E 668 : Reconstruction (1865-1877)
      • E 714 - E 735 : Spanish-American War (1898)
      • E 740 - E 837.7 : Twentieth Century (1900s)
        • E 744 - E 746 : Diplomatic, Military, and Naval Histories
      • E 895 - E 904 : Twenty-first Century (2000s)
  • F 1 - F 975 : United States Local History
    • F 106 : Middle Atlantic States
    • F 176 - F 190 : Maryland
    • F 191 - F 205 : District of Columbia (Washington, DC)
    • F 221 - F 235 : Virginia
  • D : World History
    • D 501 - D 680 : World War I (1914-1918)
    • D 731 - D 838 : World War II (1939-1945)
    • DS 557 - DS 559.9 : Vietnamese Conflict
    • DS 918 - DS 921.8 : Korean War & Intervention (1950-1953)
  • G 1200 - G 1534.24 : Atlases of the United States
  • G 3700 - G 4384 : Maps of the United States
  • KF : Law of the United States

eBook Collections

Check out these "best bets" databases for finding eBooks!

Additional databases containing eBooks can be found in A-Z Databases by limiting database type to eBooks.

Library Books

Public Libraries

If you live in Maryland, you can access many resources through your local public library - including eBooks! Public libraries will likely have more variety if you are looking for fiction, and can be helpful to supplement the nonfiction and educational eBooks provided by CSM Libraries.