HIST 139: Cowan / How We Got Here

Contains in-depth chronologies as well as Background sections with historical overviews.

Fed in Print: An Index to Federal Reserve Economic Research was started during the 1960s by a librarian at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

This cross-curricular resource supports science, social studies, current events, and language arts classes. Informed, differing views help learners develop critical-thinking skills and draw their own conclusions.

This resource provides primary sources showing average retail prices for common items as well price data for major purchases such as a house, car, and college education. Along with the price data, there are links to average wages, salaries, hours and earnings for workers in the same decades.