Biographical - U.S. History

The American Presidency

http://americanhistory.si.edu/presidency/home.html

Find brief biographical sketches, lists of achievements, images of items in the Smithsonian's collection, and classroom aids.

American President: An Online Reference Resource

http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident

Profiles of Presidents, selected video clips, and in-depth essays reviewed by prominent scholars.

Colonial Hall

http://www.colonialhall.com/biography.php 

Biographies are supplied for signers of the Declaration of Independence, signers of the Articles of Confederation, and signers of the U.S. Constitution. In some instances, biographies of the signers' wives are also provided.

First Ladies of the United States of America

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/index.html 

The title of this site says it all. Starting with Martha Custis Washington and ending, for now, with Laura Welch Bush, First Ladies packs a great deal of salient bibliographical information into relatively short, well-organized entries. Each entry links to the corresponding president's biographical sketch.

From Revolution to Reconstruction

http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/index.htm 

Biographies are supplied for many American historical figures.

Presidents of the United States of America

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index.html 

Presidents provides overviews of the lives of all the Chief Executives, beginning with George Washington. Accompanying each overview is a portrait or picture of the president, a link to the president's inaugural address, and a link to the corresponding first lady's biographical sketch.

WPA Life Histories: 1936 - 1940

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/wpaintro/wpahome.html 

Gathering together hundreds of people's life stories, WPA presents a vivid and moving portrait of American society during the Depression years. The nearly 3000 stories were written by over 300 writers from 24 states, and touch on almost every aspect of a time gone by. 

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