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Books in the Library

Witnesses at the creation: Hamilton, Madison, Jay, and the Constitution by Richard B. Morris
Call Number: 973.318
ISBN: 003062956X
Publication Date: 1985

For books on Washington, look in 973.41

George Washington by Paul Johnson
Call Number: 973.41
ISBN: 9780060753658
Publication Date: 2005-05-31

For books on Jefferson, look in 973.46

James Madison by Richard Brookhiser
Call Number: 973.51
ISBN: 9780465019830
Publication Date: 2011-09-27
Thomas Jefferson by Jon Meacham
Call Number: 973.46
ISBN: 9781400067664
Publication Date: 2012-11-13

For books on Madison, look in 973.51

Here are some examples of historical political cartoons

The Art of Ill Will by Donald Dewey
Call Number: 741.5
ISBN: 9780814719855
Publication Date: 2007-09-01
Drawn and Quartered by Sandy Northrop; Steven Hess
Call Number: 741.5
ISBN: 9781880216392
Publication Date: 2000-01-01

SIRS Discoverer
Although this is geared toward middle schoolers, there are some good general introductory articles

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Thousands of full-text professional journals with articles written by scholars.

Library Of Congress: Digital Collections
A rich resource - full of primary sources like photos, maps, and manuscripts
American Presidency Project
From UC Santa Barbara, this site has all of the State of the Union Addresses, as well as scholarly research on the Presidency
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Founders Online
CORRESPONDENCE AND OTHER WRITINGS OF SIX MAJOR SHAPERS OF THE UNITED STATES:
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams (and family), Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison. Over 171,000 searchable documents,