How to Search
- Use QUOTE MARKS to search for an exact phrase: "Civil War"
- Combine keywords with AND to find ALL the words: Reconstruction AND "Civil War"
- Combine keywords with OR to find EITHER of the words: south OR southern
- Put OR phrases in PARENTHESES: (south OR southern) AND Reconstruction
Search Examples
You can copy and paste these into the Summon search box!
- Reconstruction AND "Civil War" AND "United States"
- "Civil War" AND reconstruction AND economy
- freedmen AND reconstruction AND (poverty OR economics)
Narrow (Refine) Your Results
Once you get a list of results, you can use the filters on the left to make your results list more manageable.
- Choose the type of resources you want to see: ebooks, magazine articles, reference, etc.
- You can also EXCLUDE sources you don't want: book reviews, dissertations, etc.
