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Title

America: History and Life

Content

English-language abstracts of scholarly literature on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to present. Covers approximately 1800 journals in many languages. Most journals abstracted are written in the English language. Also includes citations to book reviews, media reviews and dissertations. Includes abstracts of scholarly journals and citations to book/media reviews, and dissertations that are of interest to researchers of United States and Canadian history and culture.

Use this database to answer questions like:

I need info on conscientious objector camps in WWII. Are there articles on Inuit art? I want articles and books about Moravian missionaries in Alaska

Subjects

History; U.S.; Canada; chronologies

Updated

Monthly; 16,000 entries added per year

Coverage

The complete America: History and Life database (1964-present)