19th Century U.S. Newspapers

19th Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale) 1800 - 1899.      Save to del.icio.us
Full text 1800 - 1899.

Supplement your research on American history with this powerful database. Access full-text content and images from numerous U.S. newspapers (serving both urban and rural areas) from throughout the United States.This database allows searching of content by state or city, as well as particular sections:

• Advertising
• Images, including cartoons, photographs, and maps
• Birth, marriage, and death notices
• Opinions and editorials
• Features such as arts and entertainment, sports, and weather

The collection emphasizes topics such as the Civil War, African-American culture and history, Western migration, and the Antebellum period. In addition to historians, this database will be useful for genealogists, and anyone generally interested in Americans' political and philosophical viewpoints of the 19th Century.