Indexes and Full-Text Online Resources
- America's Heroes: Medal of Honor Recipients from the Civil War to AfghanistanFeatures the stories of 200 heroic individuals awarded the Medal of Honor for their distinguished military service while fighting for their country, from the Civil War to the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- American National Biography
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With over 18,000 full-text biographies, many of which include illustrations. In addition 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references and links to selected websites are available. Also includes articles from The Oxford Companion to United States History to provide historical and social context.
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Includes numerous biographical sources including the Encyclopedia of World Biography. - TOPICsearch
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Includes biographies of those associated with current events.