Try using a variety of search terms when using the indexes in the encyclopedias and books, broadening the topic when you can't find your particular subject.
Check the index of American Heritage Magazine to the left at the back of the Magazine Room, just before entering the Parkman Room. Many of your topics will have good articles over the years.
Not all the books on the Reserve Cart are noted below. And not all useful books are on the cart. Many remain upstairs, and may be checked out. You may find them by using our electronic catalog or looking in the areas (by Dewey numbers on the spines) where the ones on the cart came from, especially in the 973.5 history section upstairs.
Reference books are located in the Reference section, not on the cart.
Encyclopedia of the United States in the 19th Century by 
Industrial Revolution by 
Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in World History by 
Daily Life Through American History in Primary Documents by 
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Daily Life in America by 
Encyclopedia of the American West by 
The Industrial Revolution in America - Communications by 
Scientific American Inventions and Discoveries by The Industrial Revolution in America - Overview/Comparison by 
From the American System to Mass Production, 1800-1932 by The Industrial Revolution in America - Overview/Comparison by 
From Prairie to Corn Belt by 
American Railroads in the Nineteenth Century by 
