Research Guides: HIS302 An Age of War: A Cultural History of World War I &amp; II: Finding Books

American Historical Fiction

This eBook provides a comprehensive list of adult and young adult historical fiction novels published through 1999. While the Madigan Library does not own all of the books listed here, you can request them from Interlibrary Loan via the link provided below.

American Historical Fiction by Lynda G. Adamson; A. T. Dickinson
Publication Date: 1999
This publication will fill a gap in the bibliographic reference shelf by identifying historical novels for both adult and young adult readers. American Historical Fiction contains over 3,000 titles set in states and historical regions of the United States. Entries are organized by time period.

eBooks

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Full-text of eBooks on a variety of topics.

Interlibrary Loan

Interlibrary Loan
Can't find the article or the book you want? Use Tipasa, our interlibrary loan system, to request what you need from another library. Tipasa is incorporated into many of our databases. Look for the button or words Request It from Interlibrary Loan to request a copy of the article or book from another library. This service is free of charge for students.

How to Search for Books in WorldCat

On the search screen, click Advanced Search.

Before you put your keywords in the search boxes:

Scroll down to Format and choose Book
If you want to find only books in the Madigan Library, use the default setting Penn College Madigan Library in the Location box. If you want to see books in other libraries, select Libraries Worldwide.

In addition to your chosen search terms, try the terms below to find more specific types of books:

KEYWORD = memoir*, autobiograph*, or personal narrative to retrieve memoirs or autobiographies.
SUBJECT = fiction to retrieve fictional monographs on your search terms.

Additional Search Tips

combine keywords using AND and OR for more precise results
use "quotation marks' to search for phrases
to search by title, start your search with ti:
to search by author, start your search with au: last name, first name
to search by ISBN, start your search with isbn:
to search other libraries, select the box for Libraries Worldwide on the left side

Browse the Stacks

Call numbers D501 through D838 include a wealth of information on both World Wars. For a complete breakdown of the call number subject classifications, check out the link below.

Library of Congress Classification Outline
The Library of Congress Classification Outline lists the main subject headings (what the first letter in each call number stands for). Clicking on any particular subject heading will expand the list to include subclassifications.