• K. J. Banks, Chasing Empire Across the Sea : Communications and the State in the French Atlantic, 1713-1763
• W. J. Eccles, The Canadian Frontier, 1534-1760 (print, or electronic)
• R. White, The Middle Ground: Indians, empires, and republics in the Great Lakes region, 1650-1815
• A. Greer, The People of New France
• K. Turabian, A Manual For Writers of Research Papers

Examples of subject headings from the catalog, on the history of French exploration and colonies in North America (follow the links to see Kresge Library's holdings):

• New France
• Canada--History--To 1763 (New France)
• French--Great Lakes Region (North America)--History
• French America
• Mississippi River Valley History To 1803
• Fur trade--New France--History
• United States History French and Indian War, 1755-1763
• North America--Economic conditions--17th century.
   

Also scan the bibliography of encyclopedias:

• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• France and the Americas: culture, politics, and history
• "Native people and European settlers in eastern North America, 1600–1783," in The Cambridge History of The Native Peoples of The Americas
  
• The Encyclopedia of Native American History
  
• Encyclopedia of the North American Colonies
  
• Colonial America: an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history (Sharpe)

America: History & Life
The definitive index of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. Provides indexing for 1,700 journals. How to export to RefWorks. Coverage: 1964-present

Search America: History and Life

JSTOR
Full text of core scholarly journals from their beginning to approximately one year ago. Disciplines include botany, business, ecology, general science, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and statistics. Browsable by discipline and full-text searchable across all disciplines. Especially good for historic or classic articles in most fields. Coverage: 1665 to present. How to export to RefWorks

Project Muse
Project Muse provides full-text access to the content from over 400 scholarly journals in the humanities and the social sciences. How to export to RefWorks


MLA Bibliography Good for travel literature, popular culture, and more.

History Cooperative
Full-text articles from 22 leading history journals, including "The Michigan Historical Review" and "The William and Mary Quarterly."

Early settlements
The Works of Samuel de Champlain, ed. H. P. Biggar (online, Champlain Society)
The Voyages of Samuel de Champlain, ed. W. L. Grant (F1030.1 C494)
The Jesuit Relations (print)
Jesuit Relations website (This site contains the entire English translation of the The Jesuit Relations, originally compiled and edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites)
Word from New France: the selected letters of Marie de l'Incarnation, ed. J. Marshall (BX 4705 .M36 A413)

Later settlements
Early Narratives of the Northwest: 1634-1699, ed. Louise Phelps Kellogg (F482 .K29). Also online (Internet Archive). Various narratives also available from American Journeys

Seven Years' War
Mayhew, Jonathan, Two discourses delivered Oct. 25, 1759  (Special Collections - Bk. Rm. E 199 .M46). Also available online through Early American Imprints.
Pitt, William, Correspondence of William Pitt  (E199 .P68 1969)
Cave, Alfred A., The French and Indian War (E 199 .C38 2004)

Additional sources

• Discovery and exploration of the Mississippi valley : with the original narratives of Marquette, Allouez, Membré, Hennepin, and Anastase Douay, by J. G. Shea (online through The Making of America)
• Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans 1639-1800
  This full-text historical collection contains books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, government documents and ephemera printed in America over three centuries. Take a look at our guide to EAI for an introduction on searching or browsing the imprints. How to export to RefWorks
  
• Michigana : covers the history of the land that would become the State of Michigan in 1835. Includes a chapter on French colonization.
• Colonial charters, grants and related documents (Avalon Project)
• Maps: exploration and discovery (American Memory)
• France in America (Library of Congress and BNF)
• Early Canadiana Online
• Early Americas Digital Archive
• Archive of Early American Images
   

For more sources see:

• Kresge Library research guide on colonial history
• History Matters' list of websites relating to colonization and early U.S. history
• Internet History Sourcebooks for Colonial America (Fordham University)
• Opening History
• Internet Archive (some books on the French presence in North America)

• Kresge Library catalog
  You can use the library catalog to find books, scholarly & popular journals, government documents, dvds & videos, reference materials, sheet music, and more.
• MelCat
  A statewide catalog of many of Michigan's libraries. It allows you to request books at another library be sent to Kresge Library for you.

Turabian's Manual For Writers of Research Papers at Kresge Library

Turabian Citation Guide (U of Chicago Press)

Refworks allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.

Quick Start Guide (printable)

How to import references into RefWorks (video)

How to import references from the library catalog (printable)

Writing Resources for Students
Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing, MLA/APA citations, avoiding plagiarism, and more.

Writing Center
The consultants can help you with every stage of the writing process.

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• by phone at 248-370-4426
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• in person in Kresge Library.

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