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JSTOR is a digital library of academic journal and magazine articles, primary sources, book chapters, and more, with full-text access to over 1,900 journals. Try using Advanced Search to help narrow down your results, such as searching "George Washington" AND "Battle of Trenton."
- Trouble logging in? A librarian can help!
- Need a book chapter? Use Advanced Search and select "Item Type: Books" to retrieve only book results.
- After you've found a source, to save a permalink for your bibliography, copy the stable URL on the left-hand side of the page. It should look something like this: https://www.jstor.org/stable/[numbers]. You can also copy the MLA citation found under "Cite this item."
Click above to view Mr. Bray's tips for using JSTOR Advanced Search.
Britannica is the the Web version of the longest-printed encyclopedia in history, from 1768 to 2012. It has now moved all of its resources online, with an integrated dictionary service that you can access by just double-clicking on an unfamiliar word and three levels of reading difficulty on each article.
- Trouble logging in? A librarian can help!
- To cite a Britannica article, click the checkmark icon on the top right and copy the MLA citation.
- Pro tip: click "Web's Best Sites" on the left-hand sidebar to be directed to other relevant resources
JURN - Powered by Google Search, JURN allows for free searching of scholarly articles using more natural language. It sifts the Web for free, full-text scholarly works with ad-free and non-commercial results. While some journal articles will appear as previews, you might be able use the JURN search engine to locate an applicable article previews, and then try find that specific article in JSTOR.
History World - With its interactive timelines and historical narratives, History World presents a thorough view of events or political contexts. You won't find any biographies, so search and browse by the revolutionary event/era your figure took part in to find relevant information.
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