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Vendor:

Thomson-Gale

Brief Description:

A collection of 500 U.S. newspapers from the 19th century. Full-text content and images from numerous newspapers from a range of urban and rural regions throughout the U.S.

Full Description:

For each issue, the newspaper is captured from cover-to-cover, providing access to every article, advertisement and illustration. Primary source material for U.S. history focusing on key 19th-century topics such as slavery and the U.S. Civil War. Major newspapers stand alongside those published by African Americans, Native Americans, women's rights groups, labor groups, the Confederacy, and other select groups.

Coverage:

1800 to 1900

Number & Type of Contents:

Nearly 18 million articles from 500 newspapers

Geographic Focus:

United States

Tools Available:

The topic guide and help sections are useful guides to searching this collection.

Formats:

Electronic Resource

Type:

Primary Sources

Subjects:

American History, American Studies, Arts & Humanities, History, Journalism, Latin American History, Media & Public Communication, News & Current Events

Liaison:

S. Tritt

URL:

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/0/1/1/purl=rc6_NCNP?sw_aep=iulib_fw