Research Guides: History 460: Environmental History: Home

Places to Start

Hello! This guide is to help you with your environmental history research The first page has some general resources that will be helpful for everyone, including your course readings, some places to start looking for books and articles, and some topic ideas. Use the links on the left to navigate to the Primary & Secondary Sources page when you are ready to dig in a bit more. Feel free to email me hbuchanan@wcu.edu anytime if you need assistance.

Library Catalog
Search for books (ebooks and print books) on your topic.The easiest way to start research is to find a good book, article, or encyclopedia entry that gives you background and possible ways to focus your topic.
Environmental History Bibliography
From the Forest History Society (Weyerhaeuser Library)

Use this EBSCO search box to search within science, history, and general article databases.Best for finding secondary sources.

Environment Complete This link opens in a new window
Environment-focused scholarly and popular journal articles. Topics include natural resources, environmental health & science, renewable energy, pollution, environmental law, and social impacts of environmental concerns.

Browse for Books (E-books and Print)

Research Topics and Starting Points

Timeline of Environmental History
Browse environmental history topics chronologically.
American Society for Environmental History
Hunter Library Digital Collections
Hunter Library has two digital collections that might serve as good topics:Canton Champion Fibre Company, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Horace Kephart

Dr. Szabo's List of Recommended Topics and Possible Sources

History 460: Environmental History

Books from Hunter Library

Your Subject Librarian

Places to Start

Research Topics and Starting Points

HUNTER LIBRARY

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