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The American Historical Review
Electronic journal available from JSTOR(A journal storage project which seeks to digitize the complete back runs of selected journals in the humanities and social sciences, and make them available to subscribers.) About fifty titles are currently available, from volume 1 of each title (whatever year that may be) to the volume for 3-5 years ago. 

Archiving Early America: Historic Documents from 18th Century America
Two sites of interest to students of 18th Century America are the Early America Review and Archiving Early America. Early America Review is a new quarterly e-journal produced by DEV Communications, Inc., that is aimed toward both scholarly and lay readers.

Electronic Journals in American History
Journals are arranged in alphabetical order. Access to full-text journal articles may be restricted to Washington University (WU) us ers due to licensing or purchase arrangements. For a complete listing of journal titles in both print and electronic format held by the WU Hilltop campus libraries, check the Library Catalog.

Hanover College's Historical Texts Project
Texts and Documents relating to American History.
 

HarpWeek: The Civil War Era (1857-1865)
Contains the full text of Harper's Weekly during this time period, including full-page images, which contain numerous illustrations and maps. Indexed by subject, illustrations, literature & publishing, advertising, occupation, and literary genre.

The Historical Text Archive

The Journal of American History
This is one of the journals available from JSTOR(A journal storage project which seeks to digitize the complete back runs of selected journals in the humanities and social sciences, and make them available to subscribers.) About fifty titles are currently available, from volume 1 of each title (whatever year that may be) to the volume for 3-5 years ago.

The Journal of the American History Foundation
This is one of the journals available from JSTOR(A journal storage project which seeks to digitize the complete back runs of selected journals in the humanities and social sciences, and make them available to subscribers.) About fifty titles are currently available, from volume 1 of each title (whatever year that may be) to the volume for 3-5 years ago.

Journal of Southern History
This is one of the journals available from JSTOR(A journal storage project which seeks to digitize the complete back runs of selected journals in the humanities and social sciences, and make them available to subscribers.) About fifty titles are currently available, from volume 1 of each title (whatever year that may be) to the volume for 3-5 years ago.

Making of America (MOA)
Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of primary sources in American social history primarily from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently contains approximately 9,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints.

Reviews in American History
Reviews in American History provides an effective means for scholars and students of American history to stay up to date in their discipline. Each issue presents in-depth reviews of over thirty of the newest books in American history.


Secession Era Editorial Project
Produced by the History department at Furman University in South Carolina, this site features full texts of primary documents in nineteenth-century American history "with special emphasis on those sources that shed light on sectional conflict and transformations in regional identity."