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This book is a concise, easy-to-use guide to the individuals, peoples, parties, movements, events, decisions, and wars that have shaped the history of the United States. <p>3,000 entries give succinct and essential information on the history of public life, social and cultural change, scientific and cultural achievement, and religious diversity. The book includes concise histories for every state, biographies of every president and leading figures in all fields of endeavor, and accounts of all the wars and conflicts in which the country has been involved. It pays particular attention to the history of the American Indian peoples, and complements the full coverage of political, constitutional, and foreign affairs with a wide range of entries on gender and rights issues and on minority history.</p>

Author
Purvis, Thomas L., 1949-
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons, Inc
Published
1997
Language
EN
ISBN
9781557863980
Subjects
History, Humanities

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