Historical Research Nathan Myers

Starting Off Did people leave the cities of 19 th Century America? Why? Who? – Concerned with the poor – Wealthy visitors

Articles/Books/Primary Sources Model Tenements in New York 1912 Early Tourism 1840 Jacob Riis 1890

Visual Sources Parmelian Prints of the High Sierra Harpers Weekly Nuclear War

Favorite Databases Oskicat – Using acquired search terms “(and) tricks*” Google Ngrams OAC Bancroft – Tag in person Microfilm

Less Useful Databases Google – Google Scholar News Article Search on lib.berkeley.edu – Unless you know what your looking for – Hard to read (sometimes)

New Research Topic American Exceptionalism – Spanish American War Why did American’s think their colonies were different than the European colonies? What is the root of this? Where can I find out?