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APRIL 2009
American Leaders
offers a unique approach to the study of primary source documents, with entries devoted to a diverse array of key figures from American history.

OCTOBER 2009
World History extends the series into world history, from ancient times to today. Key documents from all important world cultures are included.

APRIL 2010
World Leaders profiles influential figures from ancient history to today. Each entry presents the full text of important primary source documents written by the person in question, as well as an original essay.

OCTOBER 2010
World Religions examines the key texts of the world's primary religions, from ancient times to the present.

Milestone Documents
in American History
A new series combining full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary - With free, unlimited online access to all the "Milestone Document" titles in your collection.

THE PRINTED REFERENCE

Four volumes, including 2,100 pages

133 full-text documents & analytical essays

Eight teachers' guides

Appendixes, indexes and resource listings

THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION

Fully supported

Free access through 12/31/2011

Unlimited users at your library

Full access from home or dorm room

Immediate access via online registration

A simple, intuitive interface

User profile areas for students and patrons

Sophisticated search functions

Complete content, including appendixes

Fully illustrated

Primary source documents have always occupied a central role in the study of history. Most existing reference sources, however, treat these documents as an afterthought. This new series - the focus of a new imprint by the Schlager Group, and available exclusively through Salem Press - fills the gap by offering students and researchers in-depth, analytical essays illuminating famous primary source documents from U.S. and world history.

As important, Milestone Documents is offered in print and online database form simultaneously, with the online resource available free to purchasers of the printed volumes. Subscriptions supporting unlimited users are fully supported by Salem Press.

American Documents
The first publication in this remarkable series is Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America. This fully illustrated, four-volume set will treat more than 133 iconic documents from the Revolutionary era to the twenty-first century.

Conceived and produced by an expert group of teachers, librarians, and historians, Milestone Documents in American History represents a unique and innovative approach to history reference. Each entry offers the full text of the document in question as well as an in-depth, analytical essay that places the document in its historical context. With content aligned with the National History Standards and signed essays written by a team of nearly 100 esteemed historians, Milestone Documents in American History offers an unparalleled reference tool for students conducting primary source research.

Among the documents included in the set are Revolutionary era standards such as Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution. Important presidential sources include Thomas Jefferson's first inaugural address, Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Franklin Roosevelt's speech following the attack on Pearl Harbor, John F. Kennedy's 1963 address on integration, and George W. Bush's address on September 11, 2001. Influential decisions of the Supreme Court are also included, from Marbury v. Madison to Brown v. Board of Education to Bush v. Gore. Critical documents related to minority rights are also present: Andrew Jackson's message "On Indian Removal," the Seneca Falls Declaration, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, and the Equal Rights Amendment.

Each entry in Milestone Documents in American History begins with an overview section that outlines the importance of the document. Subsequent sections include the following:

Context places the document in its historical context

Timeline includes key events surrounding the writing of the document

About the Author offers a brief biographical profile of the person or

persons who wrote the document

Explanation and Analysis of the Document consists of a detailed

examination of the document text

Glossary defines important, difficult, or unusual terms in the document

text

Essential Quotes offers a selection of key quotes from the document

Audience discusses the intended audience of the document's author

Impact examines the historical impact of the document

Questions for Further Study includes study questions for students

Related Documents features an annotated listing of related primary

source documents

Bibliography lists books, articles, and Web sites for further research

Full Text of the primary document

Special features include a general subject index, an index by category, and hundreds of photographs and other images. In addition, history educators will find eight detailed and useful teacher's guides containing dozens of student activities, all of which are aligned with the National History Standards, as well as an introduction to teaching with primary source documents.

The Free Database
The purchase of Milestone Documents In American History entitles a school or library to a free subscription to Salem History, our online historical database, including all the content in this set PLUS all the content in any of the other Milestone Document titles a library owns. Free through 12/31/2011.

A Powerful & Complete Online Database
Salem History is the new online database offering three key elements in the study of history: Biography, History/Events and Source Documents. Salem is launching Salem History with significant reference in all three areas. Milestone Documents in American History: Exploring the Primary Sources That Shaped America brings the key documents (and thorough analysis) in U.S. history to your library, online and off. The first "Source Documents" online in Salem History, this remarkable set provides an extensive and critical resource.


	Saving articles to personal profile areas is easy and available to all users.
	Essential Quotes sidebars are included in every analysis.
	Complete bibliographies are included with every article.

Easy Registration
Libraries and schools will find an Activation Number in the first volume of their printed Milestone Documents in American History. With this number it’s easy to log onto Salem History, register and get your library connected to this resource. The whole process takes only minutes, and our Customer Service department is ready to help every step of the way.


	The registration process for a librarian is intuitive and simple.
	A valid email address and a password of your choice are used for logging on and off.
	A unique Activation Number is supplied in the first volume of the printed set and immediately activates Salem History throughout your school or library (including branches).

Intuitive Searching
Searching Salem History can be as simple and direct or detailed and precise as users wish. Search results appear in a variety of user-defined ways, sorted and organized to help users find what they need, quickly. Traditional finding aids, such as indexes, also are available, and hyperlinked cross-references abound.

Personalized Profiles for Every Patron and Student
Every individual user can establish a simple personalized profile to save important information such as articles, searches or citations. These personalized areas are free and unlimited.


	Saved searches are easy to manage in a user's profile.
	Citations can be saved in a variety of formats and for all major bibliographic management software.
	Articles are saved with author identification and word count.

Unlimited Access
Every library with Salem History provides an unlimited number of users access to the content. There are no restrictions on how many people can use the database, nor are there restrictions on how many buildings are allowed access. (Consortia and state-wide subscriptions are available. Call for information.)

Patron & Student Access
With a library card number (or some other identifying key) students and patrons can access all the functionality of Salem History from home. It’s easy for your library to set up and terrific for your users.

Extraordinary Value
The pricing, distribution and effective costs of this resource are remarkable. Smaller libraries and high schools will be able to provide extensive online history reference at a very low cost. Larger institutions, especially multiple-branch libraries, will find that a single set of the printed Milestone Documents in American History will activate online access at every library branch or school in your system. The size of your student body, the number of branch libraries in your system, none of these issues comes into play. One set of Milestone Documents is available throughout your institution via Salem History.

For more information about activating Salem History and adding reference sets to your online access, click Activating Salem History.

Consortia
Salem Health and Salem History are not offered to consortia, State-wide programs or other multiple-institution purchasing groups. For details, please call us at: (800) 221-1592.