Library Class and Subject Guides: Civil War (American) History: Find Books

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Encyclopedias

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Library Services has both print and online encyclopedias for US History topics. They can all be found in MavScholar. Here are a few examples.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Civil War
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Encyclopedia of the American Civil War
Call Number: Reference E468 .H47 2000
American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection
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Women During the Civil War
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American Eras: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Call Number: Reference E169.1 .A471979 1997 v.7
ISBN: https://mnsu.mplus.mnpals.net/vufind/Record/002775556
American Eras: Primary Sources - Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Call Number: This is an ebook.