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The American History Highway: A Guide to Internet Resources on U.S., Canadian, and Latin American History
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Description: This brand new addition to the acclaimed History Highway series is essential for anyone conducting historical research on North, Central, or South America. Complete with a CD with live links to sites, it directs users to the best and broadest, most current information on U.S., Canadian, and Latin American history available on the Internet.
The American History Highway:
--provides detailed, easy-to-use information on more than 1,700 websites
--covers all periods of U.S., Canadian, and Latin American History
--features new coverage of Hispanic American and Asian American History
--includes chapters on environmental history, immigration history, and documentary collections
--all site information is current and up-to-date
--includes a CD of the entire contents with live links to sites--just install the disc, go online, and link directly to the sites
--also provides a practical introduction to web-based research for students and history buffs of all ages.
Selected Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Getting Started
1. The Basics
History of the Internet
Uses of the Internet
Sending and Receiving E-Mail
E-mail Addresses
E-mail Security
Reading and Posting Messages on Newsgroups
Reading and Posting Messages on Discussion Lists
Word of Warning About Discussion Lists
Blogging
Logging Onto a Remote Computer With Telnet
Transferring Files With File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Browsing the World Wide Web
2. Signing On
Getting on the Internet
Hardware
Software
Web Browsers and E-mail Programs
Netiquette and Copyright
General Netiquette
Rules for Newsgroups and Discussion Lists and Blog Posts
Copyright
Evaluating Online Resources: Tools, Tips, and Terms
The Web Today
Information Literacy and Peer Review
The Democratization of Information
Evaluating Web Sites: What to Look For
The Questions
Bringing It All Together
Searching the Web
When in Doubt. . . . ASK!
Part II. Internet Sites for Historians
3. Futuring Methods, Practitioners, and Organizations
4. Future Issues
5. General History
6. Canadian History
7. Latin and South American History
8. United States History
9. African-American History
10. Native American History
11. American West
12. Mexican-American History
13. Asian-American History
14. Colonial American History (1492-1763)
15. Revolutionary America
16. Early United States History (1783-1860)
17. American Civil War History
18. Gilded Age and Progressive Era History
19. The Age of Franklin D. Roosevelt
20. World War II
21. The Cold War
22. General Twentieth-Century United States History
23. Women's History
24. Modern Military History
25. Historiography
26. Historic Preservation and Conservation
27. Living History and Historic Reenactment
28. Genealogy
29. Environmental History
30. Imigration History
31. State and Provincial Historical Societies: Canada and United States
32. History Book Sources on the Internet
33. History and Social Studies Organizations
34. Maps and Images
35. Resources for Teachers of History: K-12 and College
36. Libraries
37. Archives and Manuscript Collections
38. Special Collections
39. Online Reference Desk
Glossary
About the Editors and Contributors
Index
Comment(s): "History is alive and well on the Web, and The American History Highway is a map to its online treasures. The book is a comprehensive and intelligent guide to the vast array of websites that present history in powerful and imaginative ways. No better reference guide exists to the exciting new world of digital history. It belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in the future of the past." -- David J. Bodenhamer, Executive Director and Professor of History, The Polis Center, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
    
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