Suggested E-Resources By Topic
- The Civil War: The CauseBeginning with a searing indictment of slavery, this program dramatically evokes the causes of the war. A part of the series The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns. (100 minutes)
- The Civil WarThis program offers a portrait of the United States in 1860 and describes the events of the Civil War. 42 minutes.
Civil War America by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780582381070Publication Date: 2003-03-31This up-to-date analysis goes beyond the origins, course and consequences of the Civil War to bring in other important themes.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780199782017Publication Date: 2011-08-02A gold mine for the historian as well as the Civil War buff, The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War offers a concise, comprehensive overview of the major personalities and pivotal events of the war that redefined the American nation.
John Washington's Civil War by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780807133019Publication Date: 2008-04-01In 1872, just seven years after his emancipation, a thirty-four-year-old former slave named John Washington penned the story of his life, calling it Memorys of the Past. JOHN WASHINGTONS CIVIL WAR presents this remarkable slave narrative in its entirety.
- World War IFrom the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo to the delegates signing the Versailles Treaty, this program covers the events that set off the war and the war itself. 27 minutes.
- World War I: The War That Failed to End WarsIn 1914, the participants thought it would be a short war. But when the war was over, so was the world from which it had sprung. It is hard to see now what World War I achieved other than to destroy a whole generation of men, establish mechanization as a measure of strength in war, destroy the economies of Europe—and set the stage for World War II. (15 minutes)
The First World War by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780199205592Publication Date: 2007-04-09This Very Short Introduction provides a concise and insightful history of the Great War--from the state of Europe in 1914, to the role of the US, the collapse of Russia, and the eventual surrender of the Central Powers.
The First World War by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780192803184Publication Date: 2002This book gives a clear chronological account of the campaigns on the Western and Eastern Fronts and then moves on to investigate areas that many studies ignore - the war poets, the diplomacy of war aims and peace moves, logistics, and'the experience of the war'.
The First World War by ISBN: 9780203170397Publication Date: 2001Examines the outbreak, events themselves and the aftermath of the Great War, and the political, social and economic effects on the European countries involved.
- World War II: The Road to WarThis program chronicles the global events that ultimately led to U.S. action in World War II. It ends with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s declaration of war. (31 minutes)
- World War IIThis program covers World War II from the invasion of Poland, soon after dawn on September 1, 1939, to the Nuremberg war trials and the hanging of the convicted Nazi war criminals. (33 minutes)
The Origins of the Second World War 1933-1941 by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780415332613Publication Date: 2005-04-19This book analyzes the reasons for the outbreak of the Second World War. The author considers: • the long-term factors that led to war• the effect of British appeasement policies• the significance of American isolation• the ambitions of Italy, Japan and Russia.
A War It Was Always Going to Lose by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781597975346Publication Date: 2010-11-01Record argues that the Japanese were driven by an insatiable appetite for national glory and economic security via the conquest of East Asia. The scope of their ambitions and their fear of economic destruction overwhelmed their knowledge that the likelihood of winning was slim and propelled them into a war they were always going to lose.
The United States and World War II: The Awakening Giant by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780748615261Publication Date: 2002-03-21The politics, diplomacy and military strategy of the Second World War form the core of the book. Coverage of the social issues is integrated into the larger narrative and the military and political aspects are linked to the social through the overarching theme of the transforming effects of the war.
- Vietnam and the WarThis film provides an overview of Vietnam’s early history, French colonization, the Indochina War, and the start of the Vietnam War. (43 minutes)
The Vietnam War by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780195314656Publication Date: 2008-08-04While focusing on American involvement between 1965 and 1975, Lawrence offers an unprecedentedly complete picture of all sides of the war, notably by examining the motives that drove the Vietnamese communists and their foreign allies. Moreover, the book carefully considers both the long- and short-term origins of the war.
Vietnam's Second Front by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780813125725Publication Date: 2010-01-21Andrew L. Johns assesses the influence of the Republican Party on the escalation, prosecution, and resolution of the Vietnam War. This groundbreaking work also sheds new light on the relationship between Congress and the imperial presidency as they struggled for control over U.S. foreign policy.
Kent State: Death and Dissent in the Long Sixties by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781625341105Publication Date: 2016-02-24On May 4, 1970, National Guard troops opened fire on unarmed antiwar protesters at Kent State University in Ohio, killing four students and wounding nine others, including the author of this book. In the years that followed, the antiwar movement continued to strengthen on campus, bolstered by an influx of returning Vietnam veterans.
- The Civil Rights MovementAnyone who thinks the civil rights movement began and ended with Martin Luther King Jr. will discover a new, eye-opening view of history in this program. It reveals a long-running struggle for racial equality starting with Civil War– and Reconstruction-era events, moving through the blight of Jim Crow and the formation of the NAACP and other groups. The work of Malcolm X, the rise of the Black Power movement, and the future of America’s ongoing equality battles are also examined. (1 hr 24 minutes)
- Let Freedom Ring: Moments from the Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1965This NBC News program presents original coverage during critical junctures in America’s battle for racial equality. Hosted by NBC anchor Lester Holt, the video examines the Greensboro sit-ins; the Freedom Rider phenomenon; the efforts by, in support of, and against black students entering southern schools and universities; the March on Washington; and other events and initiatives. (1 hr 40 minutes)
Southern Black Women in the Modern Civil Rights Movement by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781603449472Publication Date: 2013-03-28Throughout the South, black women were crucial to the Civil Rights Movement, serving as grassroots and organizational leaders. Although African American women mobilized all across Dixie, their particular strategies took different forms in different states, just as the opposition they faced from white segregationists took different shapes.
Power, Politics, and the Decline of the Civil Rights Movement by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9781440832659Publication Date: 2014-07-29The book examines how the coalition among the national African American civil rights organizations disintegrated between 1967 and 1973 as a result of the factionalism that splintered the groups from within as well as the federal government's sabotage of the Civil Rights Movement.
Becoming King by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780813125206Publication Date: 2008-11-14His name was Martin Luther King Jr., but where did this young minister come from? Jackson chronicles King's emergence and effectiveness as a civil rights leader by examining his relationship with the people of Montgomery, Alabama. Using the sharp lens of Montgomery's struggle for racial equality to investigate King's burgeoning leadership, Jackson explores King's ability to connect with the educated and the unlettered, professionals and the working class.
New Histories of Pre-Columbian Florida by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780813049366Publication Date: 2014-04-29Yet Florida traditionally has been considered peripheral in the study of ancient cultures in North America, despite what it can reveal about social and climate change. The essays in this book resoundingly argue that Florida is in fact a crucial hub of archaeological inquiry.
Cassadaga by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780813017433Publication Date: 2000-05-18Calling itself a "metaphysical mecca," the small town of Cassadaga, between Orlando and Daytona Beach in central Florida, was established more than a century ago on the principle of continuous life, the idea that spirits of the dead commune with the living. The quaint Victorian town remains the oldest continuously active Spiritualist center in the South.
Making Waves by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780813026046Publication Date: 2003-03-03Making Waves examines the lives and works of women activists who made a significant impact on Florida in the last century. This collection enriches our understanding of the history of modern Florida and the role women played in it.
Real NASCAR by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780807833841Publication Date: 2010-04-01In this history of the stock car racing circuit known as NASCAR, Daniel Pierce offers a revealing new look at the sport from its postwar beginnings on Daytona Beach and Piedmont dirt tracks through the early 1970s when the sport spread beyond its southern roots and gained national recognition.
Florida's Hurricane History by Call Number: E-bookISBN: 9780807824436Publication Date: 1998-10-19Florida has suffered more storms than any other state. This book offers insight into Florida's hurricane history. Using meteorological research, news reports and first-person accounts, it traces notable hurricanes over 450 years and gives information on dynamics, formation, forecasting and naming.
