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America the Beautiful
This state-by-state encyclopedia includes fast facts, history and geography, economy and culture, government, cities, spotlights, and profiles of famous residents of all 50 states plus American territories.

American Journeys
Contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies.
 
American Memory
Audio and sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that documents the American experience.  From the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions.
 
American Presidency Project
Thousands of documents related to the study of the presidency.  From the University of California, Santa Barbara.
 
America's Historical Documents
The U.S. Government's collection of documents of that record important events in American history.
 
CIA - The World Factbook
Country information from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
 
Country Studies
The Library of Congress Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and social, economic, political and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
 
Global Road Warrior
A guide to over 150 countries.  Perfect for travelers or students.  Find out how much to tip in Bolivia, what type of government exists in Mali, the type of food eaten in Norway, and much, much more.

History on the Web
The University of Washington's collection of links to history Web sites for all regions of the world.
 
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
A collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts.
 
Lands and Peoples 
An encyclopedia of countries, cultures, and current events geared toward student users.

Provo History Wiki
Collection of information on the history of Provo.
 
SIRS Renaissance
Current perspectives on the Arts & Humanities with full-text articles from more than 1,200 U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, and journals.

Utah Digital Collections
A collection of digitalized materials relating to Utah history.  Includes atlases, maps, surveys, photos, drawings, journals, diaries and more.
 
Utah History Encyclopedia
The first complete history of Utah in encyclopedia form, consists of 575 articles and over 200 historic photographs.  Compiled by the University of Utah.
 
World Book Online
Based on the print version, this database also contains extensive graphic and multimedia enhancements, special reports on selected topics, and links to external Web sites selected by World Book editors.