LibGuides: History: United States: Books

Books on U.S. History

These United States by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore; Thomas J. Sugrue
Call Number: Holland & Terrell Libraries E741 .G56 2015
Publication Date: 2015
In the winter of 1936, Franklin Roosevelt remarked in a fireside chat, “I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.”
Making Foreigners by Kunal M. Parker
Call Number: Holland & Terrell Libraries KF4700 .P39 2015
Publication Date: 2015
This book reconceptualizes the history of U.S. immigration and citizenship law from the colonial period to the beginning of the 21st century by joining the histories of immigrants to those of Native Americans, African Americans, women, Asian Americans, Latino/a Americans, and the poor.
Colonial America in an Atlantic World by T. H. Breen; Timothy D. Hall
Call Number: Holland/Terrell Libraries E188 .B79 2017
Publication Date: 2016
The story of interaction and adaptation among the peoples of four continents that resulted in the development of the North American region that became the United States.
Hearts, Minds, Voices: U.S. Cold War public diplomacy and the formation of the Third World by Jason C. Parker
Call Number: Holland/Terrell Libraries D888.U6 P27 2016
Publication Date: 2016
For over four decades, the Cold War superpowers endeavored mightily to "win hearts and minds" abroad through strategies that came to be called public diplomacy.

Browsing American History

Browsing the print collections is an excellent way to find books. The WSU Libraries arranges books by Library of Congress call numbers. Use the classification guide below or locate a book on your topic by using the Search It catalog. Use the Holland & Terrell stack chart lo locate that book and then browse to find other items on the topic. Be aware that books may be classed in multiple disciplines, for example labor history may be in HD Industrial Labor as well as in United States History.

E11-E143	America
E75-E99	Native Americans
E101-E135	Discovery of America
E151-E889	United States
E186-E199	Colonial History
E201-E298	Revolution
E456-E665	Civil War
E740-E837	20th Century
E838-E889	Late 20th Century
E895-E904	21st Century
F1-F975	State & Local history
F886-F900	Washington State

For a more specific breakdown of the call numbers see the Library of Congress Classification Online.