A Sign of the Times
"Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack"
Currier & Ives, 1862
From History Database Center
Research Strategy for American History
This guide is organized to help you in the research process, which usually proceeds from general sources to more specific ones.
STEP 1: Begin with Reference Sources (print and online) for background information
STEP 2: Find Books (overviews and monographs)
STEP 3: Look for articles in Newspapers, Magazines, or Journals
STEP 4: Search for Primary Sources (such as letters) written at the time of your topic
