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Columbia Encyclopedia
A good encyclopedia with short entries.
Encarta Online
A good encyclopedia if you can ignore the advertisements that appear throughout the articles.
Encyclopedia.com
Browse encyclopedia entries by clicking on a lettered volume.  Free encyclopedia from Electric Library.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Find information and activities for American history and culture.
FactMonster
Fact Monster combines an almanac, atlas, dictionary, and encyclopedia into a one-stop reference site.   Includes fun games and puzzles.
America's Library
Meet amazing Americans, jump back in history, explore the 50 states, see and hear how Americans had fun in the past.