American History to 1877

Chapter 8
Creating a Republican Culture, 1790-1820

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These resources have been selected by librarians to supplement HSTY 201 classes (American History to 1877) at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

• Gale Virtual Reference Collection
• Books and eBooks in TC3 Collection
• Subject Headings
• Multimedia
• Locating Journal Articles in Databases
• Web Resources

Gale Virtual Reference Collection

TC3 students and staff have access to the Gale Virtual Reference Library which has over 250 academic reference encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. This is a good place to start your research because it provides useful background information.

Books and eBooks in Our Library

• American Republic [E178 .H7283]
• French Memories of Eighteenth-Century America [E164 .S55 1971b]
• Jacksonian America, 1815-1840; New Society, Changing Politics [E338 .G38]
• Leap in the Dark: the Struggle to Create the American Republic [E195 .F47 2003]
• Town house: Architecture and Material Life in the Early American City, 1780-1830 [NA7206 .H47 2005]
• Washington Community, 1800-1828 [E338 .Y6]

Note: To find books in the TC3 Library, go to the main Library Gateway page and search the TC3 Catalog. Use the SUNY Union Catalog and WorldCat to find books in other libraries which you can request through the TC3 Library's Interlibrary Loan service.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Try these suggested subject headings to find books on this topic in the TC3 Library Catalog as well as in the SUNY Union Catalog and WorldCat. To find books in the TC3 Library, go to the main Library Gateway page and select "TC3 Catalog."

• United States, History, 1783-1815
• United States, History, 1815-1861, Sources
• United States, Social Life and Customs, 1783-1865
• Washington (D.C.), Social Life and Customs

Multimedia

• Thomas Jefferson: a film by Ken Burns [Media E332 .T47 1997] - Examines the life of Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence. 2 videocassettes (180 min.)

Locating Journal Articles in Databases

History-related electronic journals are available to TC3 students and staff in our electronic databases and in our list of full-text electronic journals by title & subject.

Web Resources

• America Living the Revolution, 1789-1820 - Provided by the National Humanities Center, and part of the Toolbox Library for primary resources in American history.
• Religion and the Founding of the America Republic - From the Library of Congress, this exhibit focuses on religion and how it helped shape the American landscape. Of special note is the chapter on religion and the Continental Congress.
• Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events - Provides a timeline of both American literature and major events from pre 1650 to 1920.
• Democratic Origins and Revolutionary Writers, 1776-1820 - Chapter 2 of the Outline of American Literature provided by the federal government at USINFO.STATE.GOV.
• A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation - U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875, provided by theLibrary of Congress.
• John Adams Library - "Browse and search 3,500 books from John Adams's personal library, view his marginal notes, and learn more about this President and his passion for books." Links are provided to John Adams's 40 Most Heavily Annotated Books

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