Sometimes getting started on a book report can be difficult. You might want to take a look at what others had to say about the book. Many of the library's databases include journal articles, including book reviews. Below are some suggested databases that are more likely to have history book reviews and other historical research.
A service of the Colorado State Library, CHNC currently includes more than 2.9 million digitized pages, representing more than 650 individual newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 - 2022.
Offers full text ebooks, periodicals, nearly 57,000 historical documents, biographies of historical figures, historical photos and maps, and more than 80 hours of historical video.
Contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history. Search using keywords or explore curated topic pages.
Includes book reviews from history-focused journals; either search for book title or search for book review AND your topic
Book Review
You can search by a book title in Academic Search Premier to find book reviews of that title:
Example Book Review in a Scholarly Journal
A book review article is likely to start with the citation of the book, followed by a few paragraphs about the book's content, quality, and how it fits into the scholarship around the topic.