Tour+America

//**A pathfinder is just the beginning of building your bibliography.**//
Essential Questions:
 * What major themes run through American history?
 * What core values define us as Americans?
 * What would be your ideal American history vacation based on these values or themes?

Reference materials
This is the place to start any research project. Reference books such as encyclopedias offer short, authoritative information on every topic. **These books cannot leave the library.**
 * **REF 917.3033 B** // Landmarks of the American Revolution : a guide to locating and knowing what happened at the sites of independence. //Boatner, M.
 * Encyclopaedia Britannica the online encyclopedia is a good place to start this project.

===Non-Fiction E-books (for more search using Google Books or use our online catalog)===
 * Weird U.S.
 * Road Trip U.S.A.: Cross Country Adventures on America's Two Lane Highways
 * Presidential Places: a guide to the historic sites of U.S. presidents
 * **917.9804 M** //Travels in Alaska.// Muir, John.
 * **973.0992 U** //The Presidents: from the inauguration of George Washington to the inauguration of Jimmy Carter : historic places commemorating the Chief Executives of the United States.//
 * **917.4461 F** //Boston's Freedom Trail.// Frost, J.
 * **301.451 T** //Exploring Black America.// Thum, M.

WHS databases
Log into any of these databases by clicking on the link. If you are away from home, you will have to use a remote username and/or password. These can be found on the Library Media Center brochure. Make sure to take one home before leaving school!!
 * Student Edition- Infotrac resource for finding reference, news, multimedia and primary source resources on all subjects.
 * [|U.S. History in Context] provides access to over 4,000 historical (primary) documents, articles from more than 30 reference titles, and over 110 full-text journal covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present.

Internet sites

 * National Geographic good U.S. travel information and images.
 * Archive.org looking for old films (moving pictures) or other media on your topic? Try searching for your topic by typing a keyword into this archive database.
 * Vintage Ad Browserfind old American travel ad images to use in your presentation.
 * Frommer's
 * Lonely Planet
 * Travel Channel

BPL: electronic resources
You will need a BPL e-card in order to access these databases. Ask Ms. Dalbec if you need help applying for a card. Virtual Reference Library - Includes more than 90 encyclopedias, plus numerous specialized reference sources covering a diversity of subjects including Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation & World, Religion, Science, and Social Science. Some "Junior" sources included as we