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American Studies
Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst.
1979 to present
Information on all books (scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint, etc.) on all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. With out-of-print titles from 1979 to the present.
1493-1750
Contains over 32,000 entries and is a comprehensive guide to books and pamphlets about the Americas written in Europe before 1750.
all dates
Extensive catalog (OCLC) of books, serials, media, web resources, and more worldwide.
Streaming Media
1700s - 1960
Streaming audio; songs by and about miners, native Americans, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers & cowboys. Genres include country, folk, bluegrass, Western, old time, blues, gospel & shape note singing. With liner notes.