Background and Context
The Oxford Research Encyclopedias: American History offers numerous articles reviewing specialized topics. Each article has sections on Discussion of the Literature and on Primary Sources, together with a Further Reading bibliography and footnotes
CQ Researcher (1923- ) offers reports on subjects of current (1923- ) interest prepared by the Congressional Research Service. --In Advanced search you can limit by time period (adjust Date range from Anytime to Between)
Oxford Very Short Introductions (over 1200 books) offer very handy way of getting overviews of a wide variety of subjects
- About 100 pages each and are largely available both online and in paper.
- Here are the records in HOLLIS
- Here is a breakdown by topic (Open: Browse by Subject).
- Example: Prohibition: A Very Short Introduction.
The Oxford encyclopedia of American cultural and intellectual history, ed. by Joan Shelley Rubin, Scott E. Casper. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2013, 2 v.
Print -- Online
Cambridge Economic History of the United States
Cambridge History of Law in America
The Oxford Companion to United States History
The Oxford Guide to the United States Government