American Periodicals Series [ProQuest]

Primary source collection that includes full text access to over 1,000 American magazines and journals published between 1740-1943. This collection chronicles the development of America across 150 years over three broad periods: America's transition from colonial times to independence, the Civil War (1861-1865)/Reconstruction (1865-1877) eras, the settling of the West and the emergence of modern America.