American Literature Background A Divided America (1840-1890)

Specific Websites
Norton Anthology of American Literature:  American Literature , 1820-1865 Norton Anthology of American Literature:  American Literature , 1820-1865: Topic Clusters The Slave Narrative (from Gonzaga University) Realism in American Literature, 1860-1890 The Rise of Realism:  1860-1914 Perspectives in American Literature: Late Nineteenth Century: American Realism
General Historical Websites
American Literature on the Web American Memory Historical Collections Biography.com
Other Electronic Sources
BCPS Digital content (Obtain a login and password from your library media specialist for home access) look in:	Baltimore County Public Library Databases (BCPL library card barcode number needed to access these) Biography Resource Center Encyclopedia Americana Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
Online Interactive Information Service (Available as a cooperative service of Maryland libraries) AskUsNow
Recommended Reference Sources (Print)
In addition, check for these specific print reference sources in your library:
Dictionary of American History (Scribner's) Encyclopedia of American Studies (Grolier) American Eras Series (Gale) American Decades Series (Gale) Literature and Its Times (Gale) Drama for Students (Gale) Nonfiction for Students (Gale)		Novels for Students (Gale) Poetry for Students (Gale) Short Stories for Students (Gale) Literary Lifelines (Diagram) American National Biography (Scribner's) Dictionary of American Biography (Scribner's) Encyclopedia of World Biography (Gale)
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