Begin by deciding which aspect of McKay's Bees you want to learn more about.
Depending on which topic you have decided to research, the following search terms will be useful to you.
The MJC Library's Gale eBooks database is a great source for background information.
Click on one of the specific articles below, or try your own search terms in the link to the Gale eBooks database at the bottom of the box.
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Here is a sampling of substantive articles found on the Web.
All of these resources are free for MJC students, faculty, & staff.
Search using the Key Search Words at the top of this guide, or use words more specific to your topic.
If you're working from off campus, you'll need to sign in. Once you click on the name of a database, simply enter your student ID (without the W) and your six-digit birth date.
Bleeding Kansas by 
Bleeding Borders: race, gender, and violence in pre-Civil War Kansas by 
A People at War : Civilians and Soldiers in America's Civil War by Visit the East Campus Library & Learning Center to borrow these books. Some are on 2-hour in library use, and some you can take home.
John Brown's War Against Slavery by 
Westward Expansion: a history of the American frontier by 
Charles Darwin's on the Origin of Species by 
Darwinism by For more books and eBooks, search the library's catalog.
If you'd like much more in-depth instruction about the process of conducting research, please check out our guides:
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