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History

New featured book! US History This text, newly published by ODG-COT on AcademicPub, is the first open-licensed U.S. History textbook that follows the course for the College Board Advanced Placement exam. It addresses the needs of one of the most popular courses at two-year colleges in a very affordable format.

	A History of the United States, Vol. 2 (CC-BY-NC-SA) (BoundCopy)
	A Short Introduction to Japanese History(Shotoku) (Custom)
	About America: Women of Influence (PD)
	Academic American History (CC-BY-NC-ND) Adopted
	Colonial Period 1607-1763 (CC-BY-NC-ND) Revolutionary War Era 1763-1800 (CC-BY-NC-ND) The Jefferson-Jackson Era 1800-1840 (CC-BY-NC-ND) The Ante Bellum, Expansion, Civil War Era 1840-1865 (CC-BY-NC-ND) The Gilded Age and Reconstruction 1865-1900 (CC-BY-NC-ND) Progressivism & America's Rise to World Power 1896-1920 (CC-BY-NC-ND) Twenties, Depression, New Deal & World War II 1920-1945 (CC-BY-NC-ND) The Post-World War II, Cold War Era 1945-1980 (CC-BY-NC-ND)
	The Berlin Wall 20 Years After (PD) (BoundCopy)
	A Comprehensive Outline of World History1(CC-BY) (BoundCopy)
	The French Revolution (CC-BY-NC-SA) (BoundCopy)
	History by Boundless.com (CC-BY-SA)
	History of Western Art and Civilization (CC-BY) (BoundCopy)
	The Holocaust (CC-BY-NC-SA)
	Internet for History* (CC-BY-NC)
	Our Documents Teacher Sourcebook (PD)
	Outline of U.S. History 1 (PD) Adopted*
	Stories of the Underground Railroad (PD)
	Teaching with Documents (PD)
	U.S. History (CC-BY-SA)
	US History since 1877* (CC-BY) (BoundCopy)

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License Attributes: BY=Open w/ Attribution. CC=Creative Commons license. GFDL=GNU Free Documentation License. GGPL=GNU General Public License. NC=Non-Commercial. ND=No Derivative Works. PD=Public Domain. SA=Share Alike.

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