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Now including a CD-ROM, this redesigned and thoroughly updated edition of The History Highway guides users to the astonishing amount of historical information available on the Internet. It features more entries on non-U.S. history than ever before, and the CD-ROM contains the entire contents as PDF files with live links, so that users can put the disk into their computers, go on line, and click directly to the sites. A special feature, "Editor's Choice," indicates superior destinations for researchers. In addition to the complete new edition, three specialized versions are also available offering specific coverage of just those sites that apply to world history, U.S. history, or European history, along with basic information about Internet research that is included with all four versions. Covering hundreds of sites and designed for ease of use and maximum flexibility, The History Highway 3.0 is an indispensable tool for historical research in the twenty first-century, no matter what the area or level of interest.

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• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• Introduction(p. xiii)
• Part I. Getting Started
• 1. The Basics(p. 5)
• History of the Internet(p. 5)
• Uses of the Internet(p. 7)
• 2. Signing On(p. 20)
• Getting on the Internet(p. 20)
• The Hardware(p. 21)
• The Software(p. 21)
• Web Browsers and E-mail Programs(p. 22)
• Netiquette and Copyright(p. 23)
• Evaluation of Internet Content(p. 26)
• Part II. Internet Sites for Historians
• 3. General History(p. 35)
• 4. Ancient History(p. 40)
• 5. Medieval History(p. 55)
• 6. Renaissance and Reformation History(p. 70)
• 7. African History(p. 83)
• 8. Asian History(p. 98)
• 9. Australian and New Zealand History(p. 110)
• 10. Canadian History(p. 123)
• 11. European History(p. 128)
• General European History(p. 128)
• British History(p. 130)
• Eastern European and Russian History(p. 139)
• Eastern Europe(p. 163)
• French History(p. 169)
• German History(p. 178)
• Modern Greek History(p. 187)
• Irish History(p. 198)
• Italian History(p. 212)
• Nordic (Scandinavian) History(p. 219)
• 12. Latin American History(p. 227)
• 13. United States History(p. 238)
• General History(p. 238)
• African-American History(p. 245)
• Native American History(p. 256)
• Colonial American History(p. 260)
• American Revolution(p. 267)
• Early American History (1783-1860)(p. 275)
• The Civil War(p. 292)
• The Gilded Age and Progressive Era(p. 299)
• The Age of Roosevelt(p. 311)
• The Great Depression(p. 314)
• World War II Home Front(p. 316)
• World War II Military History(p. 320)
• The Cold War(p. 327)
• Twentieth-Century American History(p. 335)
• The American West(p. 345)
• 14. Women's History(p. 351)
• 15. World History(p. 364)
• 16. Agricultural History and Rural Studies(p. 371)
• 17. History of Computers(p. 376)
• 18. History of Science(p. 379)
• 19. History of Technology(p. 389)
• 20. Holocaust Studies(p. 398)
• 21. Law, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights(p. 404)
• 22. Modern Military History(p. 411)
• 23. Psychohistory(p. 433)
• 24. Historiography(p. 435)
• 25. Historical Population Databases(p. 444)
• 26. Historic Preservation and Conservation(p. 449)
• 27. Urban History(p. 454)
• 28. Living History and Historic Reenactment(p. 463)
• 29. Genealogy(p. 478)
• 30. State Historical Societies(p. 486)
• 31. History Books on the Internet(p. 493)
• 32. History and Social Studies Organizations(p. 507)
• 33. Maps and Images(p. 510)
• 34. Resources for Teachers of History: K-12 and College(p. 523)
• 35. Discussion Lists(p. 541)
• 36. Newsgroups (Usenet Groups)(p. 549)
• 37. Electronic Journals(p. 551)
• 38. Libraries(p. 560)
• 39. Archives and Manuscript Collections(p. 570)
• 40. Special Collections(p. 590)
• 41. Digital Collections(p. 600)
• 42. Online Reference Desk(p. 606)
• 43. Online Databases(p. 625)
• Glossary(p. 633)
• About the Editors and Contributors(p. 639)
• Index(p. 649)

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Library Journal Review

Initially published in 1996 and revised in 2000, this work has again been updated, which is essential to keeping it useful and relevant. The editors attempt to survey the breadth and depth of history as a subject within the far-reaching and often confusing realm of the Internet an aim they achieve admirably. Many categories of history are covered, including specific geographies and time periods, the history of computers, genealogy, and urban history. There are also useful sections on newsgroups, discussion lists, libraries, and special collections. The entries themselves provide a description of what information a reader can find on the site and some sense of the authority of the site or its authors. The great thing about a work like this is that you know a site included here can be worthwhile. The inclusion of an index is important because some of the topics overlap. For instance, one web site is covered in two separate sections, by two different contributors, and therefore with slightly different levels of detail. The serious scholar, the history buff, and anyone with a computer and a love of the subject should have this book along with a heavy-duty book weight to hold it open while surfing. Manya S. Chylinski, Ernst & Young Ctr. for Business Knowledge, Boston (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

It seems like only yesterday that we received the second, 2000 edition of this useful guide, and the fact that it is updated so regularly makes it even more valuable. This edition lists 3,000 history Internet resources and comes with a CD-ROM that has links to the sites.

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Dennis A. Trinkle is the Tenzer University Professor in Instructional Technology and the Associate Coordinator of Information Services and Technology at DePauw University. He received his B.A. from DePauw University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Trinkle also serves as the Executive Director of the American Association for History and Computing
Scott A. Merriman is a doctoral candidate in modern American history at the University of Kentucky. He has previously taught history at the University of Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky University, and Thomas More College