The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically Arranged Renowned historian Peter N. Stearns and thirty prominent historians have combined their expertise over the past ten years to perfect this comprehensive chronology of more than 20,000 entries that span the millennia from prehistoric times to the year 2000.
This continues to be the most comprehensive science and technology dictionary for the student, researcher, and layperson. It is recommended for most libraries.
With thousands of intricate and colorful illustrations presented in a browser-friendly paperback format, the new compact edition of The Macmillan Visual Dictionary is an easily portable follow-up to the popular hardback version. The dictionary connects each phrasing, key word, or key words to a grouping of finely detailed and descriptive pictures, all formatted into a series of sections assembled in an easy-to-follow index at the beginning of the book.
The third edition of the Dictionary of American History (Stanley I. Kutler, ed. in chief) is the first comprehensive revisionof the classic Scribner reference source, originally published in 1940.Entries from previous editions have been updated and revised in lightof historical developments and current scholarship, and over 800entirely new entries have been commissioned to cover recent events("Bush v. Gore") and topics neglected by previous editions ("HarlemRenaissance"). This work will serve students, scholars, and the interested generalreader in search of a quick and authoritative reference covering a widerange of topics in American history-from the well-studied to the obscure.
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