LibGuides: Honors US History: Change in America, 1877-1945: Secondary Sources: Books

They are written by scholars and subject experts.
The author often presents a new interpretation of your topic based upon a synthesis of based on primary sources, secondary source books, journal articles, and other scholarly materials.
They contain a bibliography of sources or notes citing sources used.
Sometimes there's a whole book on your topic, and sometimes a chapter or section.

A keyword search using a broad term will yield the most hits.

When you identify a book that looks useful, click on the book title to open the book's full record.
- Scroll down to Subject(s): and click on a subject heading to find other books with the same subject headings.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Browse shelf to see books that sit to the left and right on the shelf.

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