Historical Fiction Resources

American History Timeline

Ideas for Naming Historical Fiction Characters

GENERAL INFORMATION AND TIMELINES

History of Transportation

History of Communication

Historical Clothing

History of Science and Technology

How Much Is That Worth Today?
(Use this site to compare the "purchasing power" of dollars in the United States from 1774-2008.)

ERA RESEARCH LINKS

Ancient Egypt

Pompeii:

The Last Day

The Destruction of Pompeii

The Middle Ages and Renaissance

The Colonial and Revolutionary War Era

Life in 1800s America

Black Hawk War of 1832

Frontier Life and Western Expansion -- Slavery in the United States

The Civil War-- Native Americans

Twentieth Century History

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

The Titanic-- World War I

Surviving the Depression

The Hindenburg Disaster

World War II

The Civil Rights Movement

John F. Kennedy Assassination

The First Lunar Landing

Vietnam War

Kent State Shootings

Page last updated January 2012.
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