American History Since 1877

Resources selected to supplement American History Since 1877 (HSTY 202) taught at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Politics of Late Nineteenth Century America

Books in Our Library

• The Battle of 1900; An Official Hand-book for Every American Citizen ... Republican issues by L. White Busbey, Prohibition issues by Oliver W. Stewart, Democratic issues by Willis J. Abbot, Populist issues by Dr. Howard S. Taylor. Endorsed by the parties. [JK2263 1900 .B33]
• Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History [KF385.A4 R33 2002] - Series "Viewpoints on American Culture."
• Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Tell about Life in the Segregated South [E185.61 .R4 2001]
• Thomas Nast: Cartoons and Illustrations by Thomas Nast (1840-1902) [O-SIZE NC1429.N3 S34 1974]
• Th. Nast, His Period and His Pictures by Albert Bigelow Paine (1861-1937) [NC1429.N3 P3 1971]
• William Jennings Bryan and the Campaign of 1896 [E664.B87 W6]

Don't hesitate to ask a reference librarian for help in locating other books owned by us or for help in using WorldCat, the wordwide database of library books and materials that you can use to interlibrary books owned by other libraries.

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

Try these suggested subject headings to find books on Politics of Late 19th Century America in the TC3 Library Catalog and/or WorldCat.

• Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902
• Populist Party
• Prohibition Party
• United States, Politics and government, 1865-1918
• United States, Economic conditions, 1865-1918

Other Media

• Remembering Jim Crow [sound recording]: Voices from Behind the Veil produced by Stephen Smith of American RadioWorks in collaboration with the Behind the Veil Project (Library Use Only - Main Library Collection)

History Journals in Electronic Format

History-related electronic journals are available to TC3 students and staff in our electronic databases and in our list of full-text electronic journals by title & Subject.

Web Resources

• Booker T. Washington Delivers the 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech
• Clash of Cultures
• Plessy v Ferguson
• Temperance and Prohibition
• W.E.B. DuBois Address to the Nation
  Delivered at the Second Annual Meeting of the Niagara Movement, Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, 16 August 1906