Digital History

Steven Mintz, Univ. of Houston

An incredibly thorough and well-organized book on US History from Native Americans through 9-11.

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Europe in Retrospect: A Brief History of the past 200 years

Raymond F Betts, University of Kentucky

A thorough coverage of modern European History with no frills.

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Macrohistory: Prehistory to the 21st Century

Frank Smitha

This exhaustive website covers just about everything from a historical perspective. The site is packed with hundreds of lengthy pages summarizing world events succinctly. There is a good site search feature, it’s easy to browse and navigate, and there is a very well-done timeline that lets you see events year by year. A few unobtrusive google ads support the site.

What really makes this site stand out are all the extras. They’re not the kinds of things you’d expect to find. There are no teacher guides or lecture notes. Instead, there is a huge collection of maps that’s indexed in two different ways. There’s a link to a history forum. There are book reviews of dozens of history books. There are opinions on world events. There are links for further reading after most sections. And there’s plenty more—it’s a site well worth exploring for any student or history buff, and would be a great addition to an entry-level history course’s syllabus.

Submitted by Prof. John Horgan

From the author:

In my narratives I try to describe what happened while appreciating the need of readers to make of facts what they will. I describe ideas and beliefs as well as events, in story fashion, without favor or hostility. And I try to avoid the distortion and superficiality that results from including only those facts that pleases everyone.

I appreciate anyone challenging whatever I write as fact or fail to include. The site has benefited from the scrutiny of professional scholars and others. I would appreciate your help no matter how small, and you are most welcome to tell me of books – yours or those of others – that have details that I could use.

I’ve tried to keep my opinions separate from my historical narrative. The site has a separate opinion section. My book summaries are for adding historical information rather than critiques on authors.

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Outline of US History

US State Department

A short book on US History from the first Native Americans through the 2004 elections, brought to you by the US State Deptartment.

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The History Guide

Steven Kreis

The History Guide has been created for the high school and undergraduate student who is either taking classes in history, or who intends to major in history in college.

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