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Using This Guide

This is a guide to selected sources of information related to the history of the United States in 1860, available through the URI Libraries.

For additional information on the history of a state, conduct a SUBJECT search in the HELIN catalog using the proper name of the state; STATE NAME -- HISTORY; or, such terms as UNITED STATES -- HISTORY -- 1783 to 1865.

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Historical Overview - Books

The 50 States - R. Kent Rasmussen, ed.

Call Number: URI Ref E180 .A15 2000

ISBN: 0893569992

Profiles of each state include a timeline of notable events, and an article describing its exploration and settlement, steps to statehood, economic development, and more.

American Eras. Westward Expansion, Vol. 8 - Peter C. Mancall, ed.

Call Number: URI Ref E169.1 .A47 1997

ISBN: 0787614831

Vol. 8, Westward Expansion 1800 - 1860. Information on American art, business, communications, education, government, law, social trends, and more for the years indicated.

Civil War America, 1850-1875 - Richard F. Selcer

Call Number: URI Ref E468 S45 2006

ISBN: 0816038678

Includes information on representatives, governors, and population of each state, as well as a chronology.

Facts about the States - Kane, Joseph Nathan, et al, eds.

Call Number: URI Ref E180 .K4 1989

ISBN: 0824204077

Provides an historical overview of each state, including detailed timelines of political and cultural events from settlement to present day.

Historical Statistics of the United States: Earliest Times to the Present. - U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census

Call Number: URI Ref HA202 .H57 2006

ISBN: 0521817919

Authorized by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, presents statistical information on early American economy, politics, demographics, and culture. Essays provide a guide to the sources, and offer expert advice on the reliability of the data and the limits that might be placed on their interpretation. Separate section on Confederate States of America. See also Statistical Abstracts below.