An Overview is a book which addresses a time period such as American Colonies by Alan Taylor. Use the index to find your topic; it may be a chapter or just a few pages. An overview is meant to place your topic within the context of the time and larger world.
A Monograph is a book which addresses your specific topic. If you are researching a person, a monograph could be a biography of the person. If you are researching an event, a monograph might be The Atlantic Slave Trade.
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1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created
America In 1492: the World of the Indian Peoples Before the Arrival of Columbus
American Colonies
The Atlantic World: Europeans, Africans, Indians and Their Shared History, 1400-1900
Colonial North America and the Atlantic World
From Africa to Brazil: Culture, Identity, and an Atlantic Slave Trade, 1600-1830
History of the Caribbean: Plantations, Trade, and War in the Atlantic World
Life upon These Shores: Looking at African American History, 1513-2008
Our Savage Neighbours: How Indian War Transformed Early America
Revolutions in the Atlantic World
Rivers of Gold: the Rise of the Spanish Empire, From Columbus to Magellan
Slavery in America : From Colonial Times to the Civil War : An Eyewitness HistoryAn Overview is a book which addresses a time period such as History of the Caribbean: Plantations, Trade, and War in the Atlantic world. Use the index to find your topic; it may be a chapter or just a few pages. An overview is meant to place your topic within the context of the time and larger world.
A Monograph is a book which addresses your specific topic. If you are researching a person, a monograph could be a biography of the person. If you are researching an event, a monograph might be Toussaint Louverture: A Revolutionary Life.
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