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HST372: Race and Empire in the Early Republic: Books

Spring 2012, D. Peterson

Examples of Subject Searches

  • African Americans - Relations with Indians
  • African Americans - Florida - Relations with Indians
  • Black Seminoles - Florida - Government relations
  • Blacks - Georgia - Relations with Indians
  • Blacks - North America - Relations with Indians
  • Culture conflict - Indian Territory - History
  • Ex-slaves of Indian tribes
  • Indian captivities - [place]
  • Indian captivities - Massachusetts
  • Indian captivities - North America
  • Indian slaves - Georgia - History - 19th century
  • Indian slaves - Southern States - History - 17th century
  • Indians, Treatment of - Mississippi River Valley
  • Indians, Treatment of - Southern States - History - 17th century
  • Indians, Treatment of - Southwest, New
  • Indians of North America - Cultural assimilation
  • Indians of North America - Ethnic Identity
  • Indians of North America - Government relations
  • Indians of North America - Indian Territory
  • Indians of North America - Massachusetts - History
  • Indians of North America - Mixed descent
  • Indians of North America - Relocation
  • Pioneers - Genesee River Valley (Pa. and N.Y.
  • Slave trade - Southern States - History - 17th century
  • Slavery - Southwest, New
  • Slavery - United States - History
  • Slaveholders

People/Tribes/Events:

  • Cherokee Indians
  • Seminole Indians - Florida - Government relations
  • Seminole War, 1st, 1817-1818
  • Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842
  • Seneca Indians - Captivities
  • Seneca Indians - Government relations
  • Seneca Indians - History
  • Pocahontas
  • Powhatan

Interlibrary Loan

Use Interlibrary Loan to request books not owned in the Five Colleges. Please allow at least 2 weeks for delivery (some books may come more quickly, especially from in-state).

Discover: Search for Books, Articles, & More

Discover - Use the new Discovery Service to search across the online catalog and WorldCat for books - as well as for secondary articles - a powerful start to your search.

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Note that subject searching isn't always straightforward. Try a KEYWORDS ANYWHERE search to find a few relevant titles, for example: afro cherokee*. Then click on the subject headings on those records to conduct a more comprehensive subject search.

Note that there are usually many different ways to search a concept, for example, Afro-Cherokees:

  • African Americans - Georgia - Mixed descent
  • African Americans - Georgia - Kinship
  • Blacks - Georgia - Relations with Indians
  • Cherokee Indians - History - 19th century
  • Cherokee Indians - Mixed descent
  • Indian slaves - Georgia - History - 19th century

Another strategy is to look up one of your reserve readings, then track through on the subjects listed on the record.  For example, look up Sacred Revolt: The Muskogees' Struggle for a New World.

See window to the left for examples of SUBJECT searches.

Requesting an Item - Use the Request Item button in the library catalog to request delivery of books from the other Five Colleges.

Books Outside of the Five Colleges

WorldCat - Use WorldCat to expand your search for books, theses, etc. beyond the Five College area. Watch for items that are owned by only one library; such unique material is often not obtainable via interlibrary loan.

Use the SC Links button sclinks within WorldCat to access and populate the interlibrary loan forms.

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