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*''Iowa History Reference Guide'' <ref> Petersen, William John. ''Iowa History Reference Guide''. Iowa City, Iowa : State Historical Society of Iowa, c1952 </ref> | *''Iowa History Reference Guide'' <ref> Petersen, William John. ''Iowa History Reference Guide''. Iowa City, Iowa : State Historical Society of Iowa, c1952 </ref> | ||
You may wish to consult the following sources for more information about Iowa: | |||
* ''Ancestry’s Red Boo''k <ref> Eichholz, Alice, ed. ''Ancestry’s Red Book'': American State, County, and Town Sources. Rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=479190&disp=Ancestry%27s+red+book%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 973 D27rb 1992; computer number 594021])</ref> Contains bibliographies and background information on history and ethnic groups. Also contains maps and tables showing when each county was created. | |||
*'' Iowa History Reference Guide'' <ref> Petersen, William John.'' Iowa History Reference Guide''. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1952. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=164675&disp=Iowa+history+reference+guide%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 977.7 A3p; computer number 241027.] </ref> This bibliography includes sections about American Indians, immigration, land, government, courts, military, schools, churches, businesses, history, and biographies. It is arranged by subject and has an index. | |||
*'' Iowa History and Culture: A Bibliography of Materials Published Between 1952 and 1986'' <ref> Dawson, Patricia and David Hudson.'' Iowa History and Culture: A Bibliography of Materials Published Between 1952 and 1986''. Ames, Iowa. State Historical Society of Iowa, 1986. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=438551&disp=Iowa+history+and+culture%20%20&columns=*,0,0FHL book 977.7 H23d; computer number 523059] </ref> This book supplements the book mentioned above. For a supplement covering 1987–1991, see the Annals of Iowa (1993). | |||
==United States History== | ==United States History== | ||
The following are only a few of the many sources that are available: | The following are only a few of the many sources that are available: | ||
*''The Almanac of American History'', <ref> Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur M. ''The Almanac of American History.'' Greenwich, Conn.: Bison Books, 1983. | *''The Almanac of American History'', <ref> Schlesinger, Jr., Arthur M. ''The Almanac of American History.'' Greenwich, Conn.: Bison Books, 1983. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=The+Almanac+of+American+History.&pretitle=The+Almanac+of+American+History. FHL book 973 H2alm] </ref> <ref> [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9392978&referer=brief_results Worldcat] </ref> This provides brief historical essays and chronological descriptions of thousands of key events in United States history. | ||
*''Dictionary of American History, Revised ed'' <ref>'' Dictionary of American History, Revised ed., 8 vols''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=76529&disp=Dictionary+of+American+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 973 H2ad].)</ref> <ref> [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2507380&referer=brief_results Worldcat] </ref> This includes historical sketches on various topics in U.S. history, such as wars, people, laws, and organizations. A snippet view is available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Lz9WC9EyF08C&q=9780684138565&dq=9780684138565&ei=F4GxSbisHpDMlQSW3Z36BQ&pgis=1 Google books]. | *''Dictionary of American History, Revised ed'' <ref>'' Dictionary of American History, Revised ed., 8 vols''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=76529&disp=Dictionary+of+American+history%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 973 H2ad].)</ref> <ref> [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2507380&referer=brief_results Worldcat] </ref> This includes historical sketches on various topics in U.S. history, such as wars, people, laws, and organizations. A snippet view is available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=Lz9WC9EyF08C&q=9780684138565&dq=9780684138565&ei=F4GxSbisHpDMlQSW3Z36BQ&pgis=1 Google books]. | ||