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Historians generally use the Chicago Style format. For information to other citation formats see the Citation Styles & Tools guide.

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See the eBook FAQ for directions to limit your search to ebooks only.

By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: chocolate history
By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "chocolate in mesoamerica"
By Author - Type in the name of the author. For example: marcy norton

The following research databases will help you identify articles on food history. Additional research databases are listed under Articles.

America: History & Life with Full Text
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Best database to articles written on American & Canadian history

Food Bibliography
Search for articles, books & chapters dealing with food history

Historical Abstracts with Full Text
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Best database to articles written on modern world history (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & Latin America from 1450 onward)

This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with food history. Additional sources are listed under Primary Source sections of this guide.

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