Guide to Primary Sources

American Journeys contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later.

Documents in law, history, and diplomacy, ranging from ancient to modern times. Emphasis on US and Western European documents but not exclusive.

Includes documents from ancient and medieval times, plus some 20th century voice & video recordings. Mostly Western civilization, US & Europe (England, especially).

A collection of documents covering the end of the Roman empire through the Renaissance and the Reformation.

Primary sources in US history and literature going back to 1492.