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Educational games to promote early literacy for ages 2-7.

In-depth coverage of companies, industries, products, executives, trades, trends and other topics. Includes First Research Industry Profiles

Articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning. Covers subject areas such as, biology, chemistry, criminal justice, economics, environmental science, history, marketing, political science, and psychology.

Full-text articles on popular culture, computer sciences, engineering, physics, arts, business and more. Includes Consumer Reports. Help | Video Tutorial

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International and U.S. news from thousands of newspapers, media and online sources. Choose the world, a region, country, state or city. Search hundreds of papers nationwide and Denver news sources, including the Denver Post back to 1989.

Explore your family history with the collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Search by name of deceased or keyword in a growing list of newspapers, including the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.

A comprehensive genealogical resource repository for family history research with more than 1 billion searchable names from America and beyond.

Formerly American Song. Streaming music collection includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, and cowboys, songs of Civil Rights, political campaigns, Prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. Includes the African American Song collection. Part of the Music Online collection.

Images of the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 forward, the American Genealogical Biographical Index, immigration lists and thousands of other databases. Access to Ancestry Library Edition is no longer be available to users outside library buildings.

Formerly known as AutoMate. DIY auto repair. Enter the vehicle make, model and year to find repair and maintenance information, wiring diagrams and labor costs. Replaces Auto Repair Reference Center.

Based on data collected from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2014 Consumer Expenditure Survey, this report analyzes the demographics of household spending on hundreds of products and services. Identifies which households spend the most on those products and services and which have the largest share of spending. 

Information on the world's most influential people. Learn about past and present figures like politicians, celebrities, activists and authors.

Index to biographical information on people by time period, geographical location, and field of endeavor.

Provides thousands of unique and reliable full-text biographies, including the complete full text of Biography and Biography Today. In addition to keyword search, users can locate biographies by subject occupation, activity, nationality, gender, birthplace and more.

Primary source documents including historical newspaper articles, pamphlets, diaries, correspondence and more from specific time periods in U.S. history

Offers primary source material essential to the study of American history and Black culture, history, politics, and the arts.Each of the Historical Black Newspapers provides access to perspectives and information that was excluded or marginalized in mainstream sources. Examine major movements from the Harlem Renaissance to Civil Rights, and explore everyday life as written in the Chicago Defender, The Baltimore Afro-American, New York Amsterdam News, Pittsburgh Courier, Los Angeles Sentinel, Atlanta Daily World, The Norfolk Journal and Guide, The Philadelphia Tribune, Cleveland Call and Post, and Michigan Chronicle.

Comprehensive newspaper coverage of the African American experience from the early 18th century to the present day. Sourced from more than 19,000 American and global newspapers, including over 400 current and historical Black publications. Updated daily.

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Research, analyze and compare companies and industries with industry rankings, profiles, market share data, company histories and more. Video Tutorial

• Compare Companies
• Compare Countries

A collection of actual business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses. For those looking for examples of how to approach, structure and compose their own business plans.

For highest quality format, please download the PDF version of the business plan.

Full-text articles covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business professional and trade journals. Basic Search Video Tutorial | Advanced Search Video Tutorial

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Lists changes for corporations and organizations resulting from stock dividends, stock splits, reorganizations, exchanges, liquidations and more, providing the security holder with facts to compute gain or loss in capital. 

Automotive repair information available for thousands of year, make and model combinations. Covers the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years, plus additional coverage of specialty models.

A broad collection of streaming classical music recordings for listening with headphones or speakers, accompanied by a vast reference database. Part of the Music Online collection.

Catalog of the Colorado State Publications Library. Documents can be found at the Library. Many are available online.

Search the most comprehensive database of funders that support Colorado-based organizations.  Tutorials

Search or browse the full-text of the Colorado Revised Statutes and Colorado Court Rules. Colorado Session Laws are available from the General Assembly (1993-current) and the University of Colorado Law Library (1861-1992).

Computer-related product introductions, news and reviews in areas such as hardware, software, electronics, engineering, communications and the application of technology. Video Tutorials

Video courses to learn popular software and computer basics. Includes computer basics, internet basics, Microsoft tools, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and understanding your Windows operating system. 

Convenient access to easily understandable health and medical information. Search and browse within medical encyclopedias, popular reference books, and magazine articles.

ConsumerReports.org, a web-based, easy to navigate resource provides ratings and reviews, recommendations and buying advice for thousands of products and services, including cars, appliances, electronics and more. Contains articles from the monthly print magazine, the annual Buying Guide issue, plus additional content found only on the website.

Access to Consumer Reports may be blocked when using a VPN or other forms of IP masking. 

Contemporary Authors is part of Literature Resource Center from Gale.

The sounds of all regions from every continent. Genres such as reggae, worldbeat, neo-traditional, world fusion, Balkanic jazz, African film, Bollywood, Arab swing and jazz, traditional music - Indian classical, fado, flamenco, klezmer, zydeco, gospel, gagaku, and more. Part of the Music Online collection.

In-depth analysis of topics in the news ranging from social and teen issues to environment, health, education, science and technology. Covers all sides of the issues. Great for school assignments. Video Tutorial

​Craftsy is an online resource for all creative makers that includes over 3,000 hours of video instruction, great for those who are just getting started or looking for advanced techniques.

• ​Categories include fabric and yarn crafts, baking, drawing, gardening, photography, yoga, and more.
• ​Find Craftsy in Overdrive's Libby app in the Extras section; all you need is your library card and password and no additional account is required.
• Each checkout provides 7-days of unlimited access to content. There are no checkout limits.
• Closed-captioning available.
• Please note that a small selection of content has pricing associated with it, and is not available as part of the library's subscription. 

Craftsy is available thanks to funding from Strong Library, Strong Denver supported by the Denver Public Library Fund. 

​Craftsy en español is an online resource in Spanish for all creative makers that includes over 150 recorded classes, with new original Spanish content added every month. Great for those who are just getting started or looking for advanced techniques. Categories include: cake decorating, sewing, crochet, drawing, baking and cooking, and more.

• Find Craftsy en español in Overdrive's Libby app in the Extras section; all you need is your library card and password and no additional account is required.
• Each checkout provides 7-days of unlimited access to content. There are no checkout limits.
• Supported languages: Spanish and English.

Craftsy is available thanks to funding from Strong Library, Strong Denver supported by the Denver Public Library Fund. 

Information about countries and states. Find recipes by country, printable flags and maps, audios of national anthems and more. Video Tutorial (Kids Edition)

Business and Residential directories, as well as a job searching tool that includes related guides. Find company info by name, geographic location and industry; residential listings by name, address, city, state or zip code or reverse lookup. Includes: US Businesses, US Consumers/Lifestyles for residential listings, Canadian Businesses, Canada White Pages, and US Healthcare to find physicians and dentists. Video Tutorial

Delivers the data you need to make sound business decisions. With DemographicsNow you can analyze the demographic and market potential of any geography in the U.S. Includes mapping.

Links (Note - Both of these open in a new tab, as they are documents.)

DemographicsNow Guide (PDF - Updated Sept. 2022)
Mosaic Grand Index (spreadsheet with detailed group and segment information)

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View current issues of the Denver Business Journal, the latest business news and the Book of Lists; search the archives of Business Journals throughout the country.

• Image edition  Full image of daily newspaper including ads. (8/25/17 to today) 
• Searchable full-text (1989 to present, 72 hour delay)

Online collection containing a selection of photographs, maps, broadsides, architectural drawings and other documents from the collections of the Western History/Genealogy Department. Formerly known as the Digital Image Catalog and Photoswest.

Searchable eBooks that can be read online or downloaded (in sections).  Video Tutorial

Access to academic journals, reports, and many premier reference sources in the field of education.

Magazines and journals focused on small business. Video Tutorial

Environmental Studies and Policy provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and other reference sources covering environmental issues and policies. The database includes diverse perspectives from the scientific community, governmental policymakers, and corporate interests.

Annotated references to educational materials issued in the monthly Resources in Education and journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education.

Covers the culture, traditions, social treatment and lived experiences of different ethnic groups in America. It provides full text from a growing list of sources including peer-reviewed journals, magazines, e-books, biographies and primary source documents.

Look up articles and facts for research papers, class projects or homework. Get information from trustworthy sources that you can cite in your papers. Designed with students and educators in mind.

Lesson plans, student tools, curriculum standards, and sites for teachers.

Look up topic overviews, magazine and academic journal articles, facts and primary sources for research papers, class projects or homework. Get information from trustworthy sources that you can cite in your papers. Designed with students and educators in mind.

Look up articles, facts and primary sources for research papers, class projects or homework. Get information from trustworthy sources that you can cite in your papers. Designed with students and educators in mind.

Catalog of U.S. government publications. Many link to full-text.

Industry profiles, analysis and forecasts. Updated regularly.
Search First Research Industry Profiles

Read or download digital magazines on your computer or device. Read online from any device, or install the Flipster App from Ebsco on your iPad, iPhone or Android to download and read offline. Also see Overdrive Magazines for more magazines.

The Foundation Directory Online (Professional Version) database is available for full use at the Central Library only by using this link. 

Keep your nonprofit operating at peak effectiveness with Candid's searchable database of expanded, in-depth profiles of 140,000 grantmakers, plus inside looks at the grants they've actually made.  Please call (720-865-1363) or visit Reference at the Central Library for more information.

You may also schedule a Nonprofit appointment to meet remotely with a librarian. 

Tips for using the Foundation Directory Online

​Freegal Music+ is an ad-free, unlimited streaming platform that gives you access to millions of songs from 200+ genres. You can listen to trending songs, build and explore playlists, or simply enjoy a classic album. Download up to 5 songs each week to listen off-line. Use Freegal with their app available for iOS, Android, or Amazon or directly from your browser on any device. 

Over 25,000 encyclopedia entries covering a variety of subject areas.

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Search directories for nonprofits, national, international and local associations.

Access full-text encyclopedias covering the arts, biography, country studies, history, law, literature, religion, science, social science and more! Great for research and homework. Video tutorial

Search multiple Gale and Infotrac databases simultaneously. Basic Search Video Tutorial | Advanced Search Video Tutorial

Browse all of the Gale databases available through the Denver Public Library.  Filter the collection of databases by name or limit them by focus, topic or type -- such as Gale In Context, eBooks, Periodicals, Literature, Business, etc.  

Magazines and journals on gardening, landscaping and horticulture.

Broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full-text and images.

Formerly Infotrac OneFile. One-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Basic Search Video Tutorial | Advanced Search Video Tutorial

Discover U.S. Government Information at govinfo.gov, which provides free public access to official publications from all three branches of the Federal Government.

All aspects of human impact on the environment including global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling and more. Video Tutorial

App available for iPhone Android App Help

GuideStar, Candid’s premier nonprofit research tool, plays an important role in supporting local nonprofits by increasing their visibility with prospective donors and volunteers, as well as the people they serve through their programs.

Full-text of nursing and allied health journals, plus a variety of personal health information sources. The material is intended for informational purposes only. 

Information on health, medicine, and wellness. The material is intended for informational purposes only. Video Tutorial

Explore your family history with the collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for in-depth genealogical research from 1704 – today. HeritageHub helps you identify relatives, uncover new information and potentially unknown family members. Includes deep coverage from all 50 states, hard-to-find content from the mid 1900’s, and original obituary images. Search by name of deceased or keyword in a growing list of newspapers, including the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.

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The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, from 1704 to today. Draws from 17,000 resources, including 700 Spanish language newspapers. Updated daily.

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Search full-text articles, historical documents, biographies, maps and photos. Great for students of history. Classic version. Video tutorial.

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Offers detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas to meet the interests of hobby enthusiasts. Full text is provided from leading hobby and craft magazines. Subjects include: Arts and crafts, Collecting, Home and garden, Indoor recreation, Kids’ crafts.

Magazines and journals focused on home improvement.

Provides do-it-yourselfers with detailed, full-text, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects. ​Subjects include: ​Maintenance, ​Remodeling, ​Electrical work, ​Decorating home and garden, ​Outdoor improvements, ​Plumbing, ​Wood projects.

Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.

Streaming music collection of thousands of jazz artists, ensembles, albums, and genres. Part of the Music Online collection.

Adult and children's feature films and documentaries including collections from Criterion, Great Courses, and more. Available only to Denver residents with a library card.

• Federal community: Find Department & agency leadership, CIOs, purchasing contacts, career and non-career SES appointees, advisors, program managers, policy-makers, deputies, directors, and assistants.
   
• State & Local community: Find detailed profiles of elected officials, chiefs of staff, city managers, CFOs, IT decision makers, appointees, attorneys general, police chiefs, state legislators and city council members, department heads, and many more.

GED tests and practice tests and courses for all ages, from school age help for tests and skills, to high school equivalency, college prep and college skills, to career skills, computer skills, citizenship and recursos en español. Create a free account to get started and track your progress.

• Adult Core Skills/Become a U.S. Citizen
• Career Preparation
• College Admission Test Preparation
• Grades 4-8 Educator Resources
• High School Equivalency 
• Recursos Para Hispanohablantes

Plus more

Sample legal forms for a variety of issues. Many forms (with numbers starting with CO-) are specific to Colorado.  Also includes Legal Definitions, Legal Q&A, Helpful Topics, and more. Looking for a deed form? This article may help. Not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Video Tutorial

Full text of top consumer legal reference books, many from NOLO. Includes books on patents, copyright, trademarks, and nonprofits. Classic view | Support Documentation

App available for iPhone Android 

Index to articles in major law reviews and journals, legal newspapers, and federal and state cases, laws and regulations.

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Full-text and indexing of key library and information science periodicals. Video Tutorial

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. Full text articles on libraries and librarianship, from current back to the mid 1960s. Video Tutorial

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Search this digital master index to find coverage of authors and works in products published by Gale.

Full-text literary database covering all genres and time periods. It includes thousands of synopses, critical essays, book reviews, literary journals and author biographies, plus full-text classic novels, short stories and poems.

Biographical, bibliographical, and critical content. Find literary figures from all time periods writing in such genres as fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, history, journalism, and more. Great for book clubs and homework. Tip Sheet | Video Tutorial

Search or browse the full text of these major newspapers

• New York Times, June 1980-current
• Wall Street Journal, January 1984-current
• Chicago Tribune, January 1985-current
• Los Angeles Times, January 1985-current
• Washington Post, January 1987-current

Includes 400 high quality, authentic Spanish language children’s books. You’ll find picture books, read-along books with audio, and interactive eBooks complete with a Spanish language search and interface. 

MakeMake instructional video

Learn a language by conversation. Learn languages like Spanish, French, Japanese, Brazilian, Portuguese, German, Mandarin Chinese, Greek, Italian, Russian and more. Spanish speakers and others can learn English.
Create a Mango login to continue where you left off, and to use the mobile app. Install the app and sign in using your Mango login (not library card number.)
Download the language lesson you're working on. 

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Full-text magazines, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags, color PDFs and expanded full-text backfiles back to 1975 for key magazines. Video Tutorial

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Covers a wide scope of general interest topics with full-text for general reference publications dating as far back as 1975, reference books, full-text biographies, primary source documents and a collection of photos, maps and flags. Video Tutorial

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Consumer health information from the National Library of Medicine. Spanish

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Information on medical topics, symptoms, drugs, procedures, news and more, written in everyday language.

Full-text magazines, reference books, biographies, primary source documents, and an Image Collection of photos, maps and flags. Video Tutorial

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Research stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and 529 College Savings Plans.  Identify stocks or funds that meet your criteria, see what analysts have to say about that investment, or enter two or more stocks or funds to see how they work together as a portfolio.  Improve your investing and personal finance knowledge and skills by taking courses in the Investing Classroom.  

Combined search for these streaming music databases: American Music, Classical Music, Jazz, Popular Music and World Music, which includes Contemporary World Music and Smithsonian Global Sound.

Explore the lives of your ancestors and discover your family's history.

New York Times Collection:

New York Times Full Text 

• Coverage: 1980 - present
• Full-text articles of the New York Times newspaper, including today’s issue.
  Search includes these New York Times publications, with various date coverages: The Daily (Podcast), New York Times Late Edition (East Coast), New York Times Book Review, New York Times Español, New York Times Magazine, New York Times (Online), New York Times (Video).

New York Times Scanned Newspapers

• Coverage: 2008 - recent (up to 3-months ago)
• Full-page color scans of the New York Times provides researchers, genealogists, and scholars with cover-to-cover access to recent newspaper content. Full-text searchable.

New York Times Historical 

• Coverage: 1851 - 2018
• Full-text and images in PDF format of the New York Times. Provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

Cover-to-cover full-text for 25 national and international newspapers plus selective full-text for more than 335 regional U.S. newspapers. Also full-text television and radio news transcripts. Video Tutorial

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Find fiction and nonfiction titles for kids and young adults. Search by title, author, series or reading level to find similar titles and reviews. Video Tutorial

Find fiction and nonfiction books to read or listen to. Search by favorite author, title or series and find similar titles, reviews and reading group guides.

Our largest collection of digital magazines.

Find the meaning of a word, its origin, and how you might use it most effectively.

A guide to the meaning, history and pronunciation of English words, both present and past. Video Tutorials

Full-text database containing thousands of classic and contemporary poems, short stories, biographies, essays, lesson plans and learning guides. It also includes high-quality videos and audio recordings from the Academy of American Poets.

Controversial essays that present multiple sides of a current issue. Essays provide questions and materials for further thought and study and are accompanied by supporting articles. Video Tutorial

Prescribers' Digital Reference replaces the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR). The print version of the Physicians' Desk Reference is no longer in print.

Full-text magazine articles for elementary school research. All full-text articles are assigned a reading level indicator (Lexiles.)

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Combined catalog of 23 Colorado libraries, including Denver Public Library. Use this when you don't find an item in the Denver Public Library Catalog. Place a hold from here.

Magazines and journals focused on psychology.

Full-text database for students, researchers, psychologists, and counselors. Provides hundreds of full-text psychology journals, including many indexed in APA PsycInfo.

Full coverage of the original print volumes of Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature.

Business and Residential directories, as well as a job searching tool that includes related guides. Find company info by name, geographic location and industry; residential listings by name, address, city, state or zip code or reverse lookup. Includes: US Businesses, US Consumers/Lifestyles for residential listings, Canadian Businesses, Canada White Pages, and US Healthcare to find physicians and dentists. Video Tutorial

Comprehensive full-text coverage for regional business publications. Video Tutorial

App available for iPhone Android App Help

​Full-text database for theology and philosophy research. Includes hundreds of full-text journals and magazines covering many religious and philosophical topics, including world religions, religious history, political philosophy and philosophy of language.

Magazines and journals focused on religion and philosophy.

Search the full-text of the Rocky Mountain News from 1990 to 2009.

Historical maps for the states of Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico. Help

Magazines and journals focused on science.

Full text articles from science encyclopedias, reference books and periodicals. Video tutorial

App available for iPhone Android App Help

Clymer repair manuals for motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, lawn mowers, tractors, and more. Video Tutorial

Listen online to traditional folk, blues, jazz and spoken word recordings streaming from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and other audio collections. Part of the Music Online collection.

Locate a death certificate, find an obituary, discover cemetery records, track down probate records.

An index to the sheet music collection at the Central Library in Google Sheets spreadsheet form. Search by name, song title, or keyword to find the box number for the item. Explore extensive notes and see tabs with our holdings of popular songwriters. Visit Reference Services on Floor 3 to locate the sheet music. (Not available for checkout.) Note: All users can access Songfinder, regardless of having a google account. Spreadsheets can also be exported to Excel for download.

​Statista is an easy-to-use portal that integrates statistics and reports from thousands of sources on topics related to business, media, public policy, health, technology, and many others. The numerous infographics can be exported or downloaded for use in reports and presentations.

The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. Historical editions (1878-2012) available from the U.S. Census Bureau.

An online collection of animated, talking picture books for young kids to discover the joys of reading. Video Tutorial

Provides a complete overview of our nation’s past that covers the most-studied events, decades, conflicts, wars, political and cultural movements, and people from reference sources, full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted web sites.

A learning platform that offers a wide range of courses in the fields of Cloud Computing, Data Science, Development, IT Operations, Leadership & Management, Marketing, Personal Development, Project Management and Operations.  The majority of courses offer a Udemy certificate of completion.

A Google, Microsoft, or Gale account is required to sign in to Udemy.

To install the app on your device, choose the "Udemy for Business" app and then fill in gale.udemy.com when prompted. See the quick start guide.

Access to the Udemy learning platform is available to permanent library card holders. You will not be able to access Udemy using VPN or any form of IP masking. When using a mobile device to access Udemy, use local Wi-Fi to avoid being blocked. If you are out of state you will need to wait until you return home to Colorado to be able to register an account or login.

The Value Line Investment Survey, published weekly, tracks approximately 1,700 stocks in over 90 industries. Its Timeliness Ranking System ranks stocks on a scale of 1 to 5 for probable market performance over the next 6 to 12 months. The online version also includes Small & Mid-Cap Survey reports on approximately 1,800 small & mid-cap stocks. Video Tutorials

Magazines and journals focused on vocations, careers and technical education. Video Tutorials from Gale

Wall Street Journal Collection:

Wall Street Journal Full Text 

• Coverage: 1984 - present
• Full text article searching of the Wall Street Journal newspaper, including today’s issue.
• Search includes these Wall Street Journal publications: Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition, Wall Street Journal (Online).

Wall Street Journal Scanned Newspapers

• Coverage: 2008 - recent (up to 3 months ago)
• Full-page colored scans of The Wall Street Journal provide investors, researchers and scholars with cover-to-cover access to recent newspaper content. Full-text searchable. 

A selection of historic photographs from the collections of the Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Department and the Colorado Historical Society.

From the ancient world to today’s headlines. A chronicle of the great cultures and societies that have formed the history of the human race. Rare primary sources, reliable reference and multimedia content put this vast topic into context.

Not owned by DPL? Borrow books, videos, DVDs, web resources and other library materials owned by libraries worldwide.  Use the classic interface.

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