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Welcome
to the Mercy College
American History Annotated Web Bibliography Project. This
Web bibliography was developed by
Dr
. Frederick Shiels,
Professor
of Political Science and History at Mercy since 1978, through
a Faculty Development Committee grant. In evaluating each
site, some of the following criteria have been used, although
not all of the criteria are specifically discussed in the
capsule descriptions:
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Popular
vs. Scholarly: There
are valuable Internet sites that are of interest to the intelligent
public and others more suitable for trained educators and historians.
Depth:
Sites can have breadth of coverage (many links to other sites, the
battles and personalities of the Civil War or through treatment
of one individual, such as General A.P. Hill, see below).
Type
of Site:
Archival, Personal,University,etc. Where relevant the bibliography
will indicate whether a website is sponsored by a historical society,
state agency, individual, or academic department.
Summary
of Contents: The
contents of most web bibliography entries (including history) are
sketchy at best, normally one sentence or sentence fragment. This
bibliography gives at least one complete sentence of description
and evaluation and often more than that to help researchers better
discern what they will encounter at the site.
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Arranged
Chronologically:
This
bibliography has its entries listed chronologically (1750-1800,
1800-1850, etc.) as well as topically within the chronologies (CIVIL
WAR, COLONIAL, etc.). The reason for doing this is that some categories,
like "Civil War", are so popular and with such a variety
of sites that it is less distracting.
Left
"Bias":
Although Internet sites of political and historical nature from
a left perspective are common (unlike radio stations!), we have
chosen some basic ones that are of particular use to the introductory
American History student.
Foreign
Policy Emphasis:
a number of the sites offered here deal with foreign policy and
diplomatic history, reflecting the author's background and interests.
- Note that
the websites on these pages reflect a varied sampling of material
and are not all presented as the "Best Sites" in a
given area.
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