Reference
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias Libraries and Research Websites.
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Libraries
- CIA World Factbook - An excellent geographical reference from our good friends at the Central Intelligence Agency.
- NationalAtlas.gov - Maps of America.
- TeachingAmericanHistory.org - The Teaching American History Document Library. Letters, speeches, documents, web sites, books, and articles on signifcant people and events in American political thought and history.
- NARA - The National Archives
- HistoryBuff.com - R. J. Brown and the Newspaper Collectors Society of America.
- Project Gutenberg - The first and largest producer of free electronic books
Fact Checkers
- FactCheck.org - Annenberg's political fact check. A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that seeks to reduce the level of deception in U.S. politics.
- Snopes.com - Debunking urban legends, common fallacies, old wives' tales, news stories, rumors, celebrity gossip, and more. ( Snopes is the family name of a set of malicious characters who appear throughout the works of writer William Faulkner. )
- FedStats - Official statistical information produced by the U.S. Government from over 100 Federal agencies. Data on economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, energy use, farm production and more.