Helpful Websites
- WikipediaWikipedia can be a great place to get started--just remember that the information can be questionable. Be sure to consult the bibliography at the bottom.
- Biography.comSearch biographical resources from the Biography Channel.
Databases
- America's National Biography OnlineAmerican National Biography contains over 17,000 biographies of deceased Americans whose lives have shaped the nation.
- Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyThe Oxford Dictionary of National Biography contains a collection of 55,000 specially written and illustrated biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the year 2003.
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