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AMERICAN NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY
24 VOLUMES |
| By: |
John A. Garraty (Editor), Mark C. Carnes (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£1,352.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195206355 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195206357 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 1999 |
| Pages: |
22968 |
| Description: |
American National Biography is the first new comprehensive biographical dictionary focused on American history to be published in more than 60 years, and it is the largest reference project ever undertaken by OUP-USA. In chronological scope, the ANB ranges from the time of the earliest recorded European explorations up to the very recent past. The approximately 17,500 historical figures who are profiled come from virtually all walks of life. TheANB is destined to be the standard reference work of its kind well into the twenty-first century. |
| Synopsis: |
American National Biography is the first new comprehensive biographical dictionary focused on American history to be published in more than 60 years, and it is the largest reference project ever undertaken by OUP-USA. In chronological scope, the ANB ranges from the time of the earliest recorded European explorations up to the very recent past. The approximately 17,500 historical figures who are profiled come from virtually all walks of life. The ANB is destined to be the standard reference work of its kind well into the twenty-first century. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Winner of the 1999 Dartmouth Medal awarded by the American |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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