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Learn about the history of the United States of America
Our U.S. history guide focuses on a selected set of information resources best suited for meeting the research needs of Oakton College students and faculty. Use it as a starting point. Each of the tabs helps you find a specific kind of information about your topic. Contact an Oakton reference librarian for additional research assistance.
CREDIT: Native American chiefs Frank Seelatse and Chief Jimmy Noah Saluskin of the Yakima tribe posed, full-length, standing, facing front, with the U.S. Capitol behind them. 1927. Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929. American Memory. Lib. of Congress. 9 July 2012 <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b39163>.
Theodore Roosevelt in San Francisco, 1903
Related Oakton Library Research Guides
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