MERLOT Materials

Part of the American Memory series, this site contains approximately 20,000 Abraham Lincoln documents which are organized... see more

The fascinating history of the Lake Champlain, Lake George and Richelieu River regions of Vermont, New York, and Quebec... see more

American Centuries is hosted by the Deerfield, Massachusetts Teacher's Center supporting learning communities and... see more

This is a course that is offered by Lumen Learning. Although a course, it can easily be used as a textbook and has... see more

American Government is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the single-semester American Government... see more

This free, online textbook is found at HippoCampus, so the book is indexed by topic, rather than using a table of... see more

American Journeys is a digital library of more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration.... see more

The "American Women Through Time" web site is a detailed timeline that now has about 800 links to relevant online... see more

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

Animated Atlas portrays large chapters of history quickly by animating maps and geographic features. For school and home... see more

In 1943, Ansel Adams (1902-1984), America's most well-known photographer, documented the Manzanar War Relocation Center... see more

Welcome to Arlington National Cemetery’s new education program! Discover the diverse history of the United States through... see more

"At Home in the Heartland" is based upon a 1992 museum exhibit about family life in Illinois from 1700 to the present.... see more

This is a free textbook that is offered by Amazon for reading on a Kindle. Anybody can read Kindle books—even without a... see more

This site allows the public to access over 150,000 primary sources that were previously dispersed in separate archives in... see more

This is an extensive document archive of materials from the time of the secession crisis (mostly; some from earlier, a... see more

"As explorers of the past, we can look at a variety of sources—maps, letters, diaries, objects, music, images, and... see more

Civil War Washington examines the U.S. national capital from multiple perspectives as a case study of social, political,... see more

This very early (if not the first) account of Native American history and myth, written and published in English by an... see more

Steller’s classic work, published in Latin in 1751 and in German in 1753, contains the only scientific description from... see more

This is a free, online textbook that takes "up the task of re-contextualizing Alexis de Tocqueville's famous political... see more

Site includes critical resources in the study of Emily Dickinson's poetry, writings by Dickinson's family, and responses... see more

According to the "Project Overview," Digital Durham "offers students, teachers, and researchers a range of primary... see more

The E Pluribus Unum Project is designed for the use of students, teachers, and other researchers who wish to examine the... see more