| Description |
11 volumes : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
v. 1. Three worlds meet -- v. 2. Colonization and settlement -- v. 3. Revolution and new nation -- v. 4. Expansion and reform -- v. 5. Civil War and Reconstruction -- v. 6. The development of the industrial United States -- v. 7. The emergence of modern America -- v. 8. The Great Depression and World War II -- v. 9. Postwar United States -- v. 10. Contemporary United States -- v. 11. Comprehensive index |
| Summary |
"Offering 11 volumes and about 3,500 entries, this comprehensive set follows the congressional-mandated National Standards for United States History -- a project coedited by the editor of this encyclopedia. Each of the first 10 volumes covers a different period in American history with an alphabetical list of entries. A chronology of important events for that period, reprints of important documents, and an index specific to each volume are included. The last volume includes a comprehensive index."--"The Top 20 Reference Titles of the Year," American Libraries, May 2004 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| SUBJECT |
United States -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140130 -- Encyclopedias.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001614
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Reference works.
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Encyclopedias.
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History.
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Reference works.
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Encyclopedias.
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| Author |
Nash, Gary B.
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| LC no. |
2001051278 |
| ISBN |
081604371X hardback : set |
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