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An abundance of print resources are available to help you locate the
social history background for your family history. This Social History
Library offers a wide variety of helpful books to get your started. Many
of these books are available at your local library, favorite bookseller,
or online at www.amazon.com.
Bringing
Your Family History to Life Through Social History
by Katherine Scott Sturdevant
Learn how to use social history, the study of "ordinary people's
everyday lives" to add depth, detail, and drama to your family's
saga.
Nearby
History
by David E. Kyvig and Myron A. Marty
A comprehensive handbook on investigating the history of your community,
family, local institutions, and cultural artifacts, Nearby History guides
you in researching the world close at hand.
The
Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in Colonial America
by Dale Taylor
This book provides details about everyday things in the everyday lives
of our colonial ancestors.
Everyday
Life in Early America
by David Freeman Hawke
The author provides details about the lives of early settlers in seventeenth
century America.
Colonial
Living
by Edwin Tunis
A lively re-creation of seventeenth and eighteenth century America that
examines the everyday lives of the men and women who transplanted European
culture to the New World.
Daily
Life on the Old Colonial Frontier
by James M. Volo and Dorothy Danneen Volo
A comprehensive book written by an living history enthusiast covering
a wide variety of topics related to colonial life.
Everyday
Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students and Historians
by Marc McCutcheon
This dictionary-style book illuminates everyday life in the 1800s, decade
by decade.
The
Expansion of Everyday Life 1860-1876
by Daniel E. Sutherland
A richly detailed, absorbing portrait of the daily life of Americans before,
during, and after the Civil War.
The
Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West from 1840-1900
by Candy Vyney Moulton
More than just a reference book, this guide provides readers with an in-depth
exploration of the lives and time of those on the frontier.
Daily
Life on the Nineteenth Century American Frontier
by Mary Ellen Jones
The nineteenth century American frontier comes alive in this unique exploration
of westward expansion.
Everyday
Life During the Civil War: A Guide for Writers, Students and Historians
by Michael J. Varhola
Using dozens of illustrations, timelines and maps, this book is filled
with details of Northern and Southern economy, town and country living,
food, entertainment, clothing, military life, tools, weapons, and much
more.
Daily
Life During World War I
by Neil M. Heyman
What was life really like for the ordinary soldier, sailor, airman, and
civilian during World War I? Was it different for the British, French
and Americans than it was for the Germans? This work brings to life all
aspects of the military and civilian experience of ordinary people on
both sides of the war.
The
Writer's Guide to Everyday Life from Prohibition Through World War II
by Marc McCutcheon
This book is great for anyone interested in the small details of life
during this era. This volume, like the others in the series, includes
chapters (with figures and illustrations) on food, clothing, family life,
work, education, religion, leisure activities, social and political history,
etc.
Daily
Life in the United States, 1920-1939: Decades of Promise and Pain
by David E. Kyvig
Noted historian David Kyvig conveys the essence of life in the early 1900s.
Daily
Life in the United States, 1940-1959: Shifting Worlds
by Eugenia Kaledin
From the Greenwood Press "Daily Life Through History" series. This book
covers topics ranging from movies to technology to the cold war to television,
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