This database contains the rich, comprehensive material found in leading historic periodicals and books covering American history from the 1700s to 1900. Eyewitness accounts of historical events, vivid descriptions of daily life, editorial observations, commerce as seen through advertisements, and genealogical records. Collections included are African American Newspapers, American County Histories, The Civil War Collection, Frank Leslie's Weekly, Godey's Lady's Book, History of Women Suffrage, The Liberator, The Lily, National Anti-Slavery Standard, National Citizen and Ballot Box, The Pennsylvania Gazette, The Pennsylvania Genealogical Catalogue, The Pennsylvanian Newspaper Record, The Revolution, Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman, South Carolina Newspapers, Twelve Years A Slave, and The Virginia Gazette.
