ENCYCLOPEDIA of REVOLUTIONARY AMERICA, 3-VOLUME SET |
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ISBN: | 978-0-8160-6505-9 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
Publisher: | Facts On File, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $353.00 |
Book Description:
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The American Revolution is one of the most studied time periods in U.S. history and a substantial part of the history curriculum in schools. The three-volume Encyclopedia of Revolutionary America is the definitive reference to everything students need to know about this pivotal moment in American history. Written by a preeminent scholar in the field, with a foreword by the esteemed Gary B. Nash, this comprehensive A-to-Z encyclopedia not only includes discussion of the...
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The American Revolution is one of the most studied time periods in U.S. history and a substantial part of the history curriculum in schools. The three-volume Encyclopedia of Revolutionary America is the definitive reference to everything students need to know about this pivotal moment in American history. Written by a preeminent scholar in the field, with a foreword by the esteemed Gary B. Nash, this comprehensive A-to-Z encyclopedia not only includes discussion of the continental U.S., but contains coverage of the Atlantic world and the North American continent as well. Black-and-white illustrations, an index, and appendixes round out the insightful resource.
Coverage includes:
- John Adams
- Articles of Confederation
- Benjamin Banneker
- Bill of Rights
- California Indians
- Continental army
- Cornplanter
- Declaration of Independence
- Environment
- Florida
- Benjamin Franklin
- French and Indian War
- George III
- Alexander Hamilton
- Immigration
- Thomas Jefferson
- Latin America
- Louisiana Purchase
- James Madison
- Medicine
- Postal service
- Race and racial conflict
- Revolutionary War
- Slavery
- Stamp Act
- War of 1812
- George Washington
- Women's status and rights
- Yellow fever.