Though the UMass Amherst Libraries Catalog contains bibliographic records for the e-books in the collections listed below, bear in mind the Library has a more extensive collection of print books on U.S. history. Searching the catalog without limits will locate both print and electronic books, and records for e-books will include links to the online versions.

To limit catalog searches to e-books only, conduct an Advanced Search in the UMass Amherst Libraries Catalog by author, title, subject, or keyword search, choosing the Format "E-books" under Limits.

History E-Book Project

Humanities E-Book (HEB) is a full-text collection, including hundreds of English-language books of "major importance to historical studies."

Choose "Search" from the main menu to search by author, title, subject, or within the full text of the e-books. Boolean, proximity, and bibliographic (advanced) searching are also available on separate search forms.

Choose "Browse" from the main menu to browse the collection by author, title, or subject.

NetLibrary

NetLibrary is a full-text, online collection of scholarly and popular books. See the NetLibrary Database Guide for information on setting up an account and searching this database.

Selected E-Books on United States History

Burton, William L. Melting Pot Soldiers: The Union's Ethnic Regiments. Bronx, NY: Fordham University Press, 1998.

Butler, Jon. Becoming America: The Revolution Before 1776. Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press, 2000.

Hay, John. Inside Lincoln's White House: The Complete Civil War Diary of John Hay. Edited by Michael Burlingame and John R. Turner Ettlinger. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1999.

Higham, John. Strangers in the Land: Patterns of American Nativism, 1860-1925. 2nd ed. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2002.

Monnett, John H. Massacre at Cheyenne Hole: Lieutenant Austin Henely and the Sappa Creek Controversy. Niwot, CO.: University Press of Colorado, 1999.

Rochin, Refugio I., and Dennis N. Valdes, eds. Voices of a New Chicana/o History. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2000.

Terkel, Studs. Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression. New York: Pantheon, 1970.