American History Since 1877

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

American West

Books in Our Library

• A Century of Dishonor: the Early Crusade for Indian Reform By Helen Hunt Jackson [E93 .J13 1885]
• The Indian Frontier of the American West, 1846-1890 [E81 .U747 1984]
• Oxford History of the American West [F591 .O95 1994}
• Closing the Gate: Race, Politics, and the Chinese Exclusion Act [E184.C5 G9 1998]
• Our Hearts Fell to the Ground: Plains Indian Views of How the West was Lost [E78.G73 O97 1996]
• Ramona: A Story. By Helen Hunt Jackson [PS2107 .R3]
• So Much to Be Done: Women Settlers on the Mining and Ranching Frontier [F596 .S68 1990]
• The Sod-house Frontier, 1854-1890; a Social History of the Northern Plains from the Creation of Kansas & Nebraska to the Admission of the Dakotas, by Everett Dick [F591 .D54 1954]
• William Henry Jackson's "The pioneer photographer" compiled, edited, and annotated by Bob Blair; with original text from the 1929 edition [O-SIZE F594 .J165 2005]

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 The American West in the TC3 Library Catalog and/or WorldCat.

• Frontier and pioneer life, West
• Indians of North America, Great Plains
• West US, History, 19th century
• Women pioneers

Other Media

You can request audio-visual materials from Media Services.

• American Indians of the Plains (Documentary Photo Aids)[Media E78.I5 A4] - "Photographs of Indians, with emphasis on the people and places involved in the broken treaties and Indian Wars in the Western United States."
• In the White Man's Image (VHS) [Media E97 .I67 1991] - "Look at the education of a certain group of American Indians in the Carlisle School for Indian Students founded by Richard Pratt in the early part of the 20th century as an attempt to change their heritage and values. Includes the story of Cheyenne warriors who were exiled to St. Augustine, Florida as the first group of Indians to be schooled under Mr. Pratt’s direction."

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

• "California As I Saw It": First Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900
• The Chinese in California, 1850-1925
• Internet Supplies: Links to Resources for Pioneers and Scouts
  With a playful tone, this index is a very good compilation of primary resource material from life on the early Western frontier. It includes links to diaries, journals and photographs.
• Kappler's Indian Affairs Laws and Treaties
• Native American Documents Project
• 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
  Online archive of 14,000 images and 7,000 pages of text.
• Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters, 1862-1912
• Surveyors of the American West