Salem Press History Online

Salem History Online offers free access to full-text reference databases from four outstanding reference series from Salem Press. The links below provide access on campus. If you wish to access the databases from an off-campus computer please call the library at 828-627-4550 for a login ID and password.

Milestone Documents Series

Explore the complete texts of primary sources that shaped world history and culture. Each entry contains the full text of the document, critical commentary, historical context, and notes about the author(s). The library also has each complete Milestone Documents series available in the reference section for in-library use.

Milestone Documents in World History

Milestone Documents in American History

Milestone Documents in World Religions


Biography Online


Great Lives from History: Notorious Lives: Search more than 600 biographies of some of the world's most controversial figures from ancient times to the present.