History 17A and 17B   Tags: history  

Many instructors place their textbooks and other assigned readings on Reserve in the Library. These are available for limited check-out  (usually 2 hours but sometimes longer.) A few examples we currently have are:

Editions may vary, so always check against your syllabus.

To see if your required textbooks are on Reserve, search the link below:

This library resource guide is designed to help students in History 17A and 17B navigate through the many American History resources in the Sierra College Library. Although we cannot possibly include everything here, we hope this guide will be a valuable tool as you study and research the American experience. If at anytime you have a question about this libguide, or the Library in general, feel free to contact us.

History 17A -- History of the United States from its origins to 1877. Emphasis on evolution of colonial societies, the American Revolution and the establishment of the Republic, Constitution and constitutional developments, and emergence of a national political tradition; ethnic and racial pluralism of settlement, growth and development; the market revolution and emergence of democracy; institution of slavery, territorial expansion, and events, issues, and developments culminating in the Civil War and the Reconstruction of the South. (CSU, UC)

History 17B -- History of the United States from 1865 to the present. Emphasis on national political, economic, intellectual, and social trends and their impact on constitutional law; industrialization and urbanization; evolution of American ethnic, cultural and racial pluralism; and role of United States in world affairs. Also addresses California state and local issues in a broad, national context. (CSU, UC)

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