Historical: American Western

Penny Magazine Online - Life and times 1830.

Books:

1902 Edition of the Sears, Roebuck Datalogue - on time period items.

A Dictionary of the Old West by Peter Watts -  where you can learn what a churn-twister and ghost cord are.

Everyday Life in the 1800's by Marc McCutcheon - has a wealth of info regarding clothing, food, and health just to name a few topics.

The Timetables of American History.