[Detail] The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore. 
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Collection Overview
The Nineteenth Century in Print: Books is comprised of books and periodicals published in the United States primarily during the second half of the nineteenth century. The materials selected provide a social history of the century, illuminating the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, women's suffrage, and science and technology. The collection also includes volumes of American poetry.
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Special Features
These online presentations provide context and additional information about this collection.
Historical Eras
These historical era(s) are best represented in the collection although they may not be all-encompassing.
- Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
- The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
- Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Related Collections and Exhibits
These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web site.
- African American Perspectives, 1818-1920
- American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920
- America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotypes, 1839-1864
- California As I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
- A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, 1774-1873
- Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865
- Inventing Entertainment: The Edison Companies
- Music for the Nation, 1870-1885
- Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets
- Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
- Walt Whitman Notebooks, 1847-1860s
Other Resources
Recommended additional sources of information.
Search Tips
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
Search the collection's books using the keyword, or by selecting from the Subject Index, Author Index, or Title Index. One may also search the collection's periodicals. For help with search words, go to the Synonym List. For help with search strategies, see Finding Items in American Memory.
Last Updated: 06/15/2009