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Project Gutenberg
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A large library of free electronic books, with plain-text editions that work well on vintage PCs.
https://www.gutenberg.org/
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101 Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry
Prematurely tested under fire, ex-slaves who made up the 101st Regiment U.S. Colored Infantry, proved to be men of courage. Additional links to Buffalo Soldiers.
http://www.buffalosoldier.net/101stRegimentU.S.ColoredInfantry.htm
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109th New York Infantry
Lists campaigns, statistics, officers, and duty record.
http://www.angelfire.com/sc/tmevansfamily/Page4.html
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151st New York Infantry
Memoir of a soldier in the 151st NY.
http://www.pasty.com/book/
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16th Arkansas Infantry Regiment
Company muster rolls, and field officers and staff.
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/16inf_f&s.html
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16th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Roster and history of the 16th North Carolina Infantry, Pender/Scales Brigade: Army of Northern Virginia
http://www.angelfire.com/wv/wasec5/16thNC/regiment.html
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18th Arkansas Infantry
Includes company rosters, commanding officers, and information on individual soldiers.
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/18thf&s.html
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18th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Brief history of the regiment, included: formation, battle engagements, and their surrender at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
http://www.bladenguards.homestead.com/18ncthistory.html
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19th Arkansas (Dockery's) Infantry Regiment
Field officers and staff, and company muster rolls.
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/dockindx.html
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23rd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
The formation, battles, casualties, and surrender at Appomattox for Company D, 23rd North Carolina Infantry. They are also called the "Pee Dee Guards."
http://www.23rdnc.com/id5.html
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284th Field Artillery Battalion
History, roster and contact directory, and travelogue with photographs.
http://www.284thfabn.com/
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38th North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Formation and casualty reports of Company I and includes picture of regimental flag. They are also called "The Cleveland Marksmen."
http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~judytalk/genealogy/I38.htm
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39 Squadron - B26 Marauder Association
Association includes a history, photographs, statistics, people, equipment, and Roll of Honour.
http://www.39thsquadronmarauders.org.uk/
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3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment, CSA
Provides brief history, field and staff officers, company muster rolls and list of engagements.
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/3rd-his.html
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467 463 RAAF Squadrons History
Histories, stories, sorties, missions, pictures and memorials of the people killed in action.
https://www.467463raafsquadrons.com/
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48th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
History of the regiment with descriptions of training and battles. Includes photographs, battle flags, and links.
http://www.48ovvi.org/
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4th Battalion of Arkansas Infantry
Provides company muster rolls, field officers, staff and engagements.
http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/4btninf_f&s.html
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54th Massachusetts Company B Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Washington, DC based non-profit organization comprised of amateur historians recreating the history of this Civil War unit.
http://www.54thmass.org/
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58th Ohio Infantry
History and bibliography of the regiment.
http://www.ohiocivilwar.com/cw58.html
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5th Iowa Infantry
Complete regimental roster, biographies of individual soldiers, and contemporary photographs and images.
http://www.scriptoriumnovum.com/i.html
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90 Day Wonder
Reminiscences of a naval officer in the Pacific, including a campaign to repatriate the remains of service personnel from Tarawa.
http://asmatteringofignorance.typepad.com/90_day_wonder/
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A Casting of Runes Webring
A webring dedicated to sites about runes... their history, myths, and other information.
http://vanaheim.faithweb.com/runewr.htm
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A Format for Bibliographic Records
Request For Comments: 1807. This RFC defines a format for bibliographic records describing technical reports.
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1807
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A History of Cotton Mills and the Industrial Revolution
Extensive excerpt from a book on the development of the textile industry in the United States, including New England and Mississippi.
http://narvellstrickland1.tripod.com/cottonmillhistory2/index1.html
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A Propensity for Sitting on Stones: A Dialog on Shaka Zulu
Brief discussion of the Zulu emperor's role in African history.
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/37/023.html
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A summary of the Teapot Dome scandal
A summary of the Teapot Dome scandal during Warren Harding's presidency. From the Brookings Institution with quotes from the congressional inquiry.
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/johnson/teapotdome.htm
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A Tribute To Jack and Jackie
Collection of pictures, quotes and facts about JFK, Jackie and other members of the Kennedy family.
http://www.angelfire.com/sc2/JackNjackie/
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AACR 2R Rule Interpretations for Canadiana
Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd Edition (Revised) Rule Interpretations for Canadiana and the National Library of Canada.
http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/040/002/index-e.html
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Abraham Lincoln's White House Funeral Sermon
Complete text of the sermon delivered at Lincoln's funeral.
http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gurley.htm
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Account of the Internal Situation of France in 1804
Napoleon's own summary of affairs at the dawn of the Empire, as presented to the Legislative Body.
http://history.hanover.edu/texts/NAPOLEON.html
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Action Front
Full text of a set of short stories written by Boyd Cable in 1916 and based on extracts from the official despatches.
http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/Boyd_Cable/Action_Front/
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Admiral Karl Doenitz
Chronology of his career.
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/karl-doenitz
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Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP)
Background information and a technical specification for this metadata format.
http://www.adobe.com/products/xmp/
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Africans in America: Prince Henry the Navigator
Excerpt from a PBS series examines Henry's role in opening routes for the trade of slaves.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part1/1p259.html
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Airwar over Denmark
Allied and German aircraft which crashed on land or in the waters from which crew members drifted ashore and were helped/rescued by Danes.
http://www.flensted.eu.com/
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Akkadian Empire
A history of a people around the city of Akkad north of Sumer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akkadian_Empire
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Alexander, Bevin
US military historian, strategist, and author. With excerpts, articles, commentary and a questions and answers section dealing with military history and foreign affairs.
http://www.bevinalexander.com/
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Alfred Lothar Wegener: Moving continents
Endeavored to prove by scientific methods that Africa and South America were once joined. Includes biography and information about the final trip to Greenland.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/wegener.html
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Alice's Virtual Restaurant
A collection of links to articles on various history subjects from ancient history to modern times.
http://www.zen.org/~akehoe/
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Allectus
Wikipedia article which describes the reign of this Roman ruler.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allectus
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Allreaders.com
Allows users to search for books by characteristics of plot, theme, setting, and structure.
http://allreaders.com/
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Ambrose Pare - Journeys in Diverse Places
Recounts experiences of this 16th century French battlefield surgeon from various battles over a thirty year period. Discusses medical procedures in the field.
http://www.bartleby.com/38/2/
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Amelia Earhart Online
Details the pilot's life, her childhood, influences, goals. Does not work in Netscape 3 or 4.
http://www.angelfire.com/ky2/ameliahcms/enter.html
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America Votes: Zachary Taylor
Digital image of a campaign poster.
http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/scriptorium/americavotes/taylor.html
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American Indian Library Association
Committed to disseminating information about Indian cultures, languages, values, and information needs to the library community. Includes links to information on American Indian education and literature and information on the organization.
https://ailanet.org/
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American Memory
Site hosted by the Library of Congress as a gateway to online collections of the history and culture of the United States, totaling more than 7 million digital items.
http://memory.loc.gov/
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American President: Gerald Ford
Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes gallery and quotations.
http://millercenter.org/president/ford
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American President: James Polk
Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Also includes a look at the major issues facing Polk's administration, lesson plans, and recommended links.
http://millercenter.org/president/polk
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American Presidents: Life Portraits
Details about Dwight Eisenhower's life, and audio and video speech and news clips of the former president.
https://www.c-span.org/series/?presidents
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American University in Cairo
Notable collections include the Creswell Library of Islamic Art and Architecture, and the collections of Max Debbane, Selim Hassan, Labib Habachi, Mahmoud Saba, and Hassan Fathy. Research affiliation: Research Library Group.
http://www.aucegypt.edu/
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Anarchy Archives: Voltairine de Cleyre
Includes text of her articles, articles about her, bibliography, and photo.
http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/bright/cleyre/Cleyrearchive.html
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Anderson, P.F.
Personal pages of the Head of the Dentistry Library at the University of Michigan.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/
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Andrea Doria
The tragedy and rescue at sea.
http://www.andreadoria.org/
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Andrew Jackson: First Inaugural Address
Complete text of first address given Wednesday, March 4, 1829.
http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres23.html
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Anglo Zulu War Historical Society
"Formed by a small group of experts and historians to educate, entertain, enlighten and encourage students past, present and future, and to further their interest in that most fascinating of Victorian campaigns, the Anglo Zulu War of 1879".
http://www.anglozuluwar.com/
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Anistoriton
A magazine of history, archaeology and art history.
http://www.anistor.gr/
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Anne Frank Zentrum
The permanent exhibition "Anne Frank. here & now" can be seen at the Anne Frank Zentrum in Berlin-Mitte.
https://www.annefrank.de/en/
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Antarctic Explorers: Richard E. Byrd
Biography with details of Byrd's Antarctic expeditions.
http://www.south-pole.com/p0000107.htm
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Antarctic Philately
History, biographies, and memorabilia of explorers of the "great white continent".
http://www.south-pole.com/
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Archivalia (English)
Weblog dedicated to archiving. Also available in Dutch and German.
http://archiv.twoday.net/topics/English+Corner/
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