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The reader's companion to American history

Encyclopedia of the United States from the origins of its native people to the 1990s. Covers political, economic, cultural, and social history.

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  • "Sponsored by the Society of American Historians and edited by eminent historians John Garraty and Eric Foner, The Reader's Companion to American History offers entries covering the critical events, issues and individuals that have shaped American History. Entries include brief descriptions, longer interpretative essays, and hundreds of thematic articles that provide a fresh, engaging approach to the exploration of the past. Students, teachers, and history aficionados will all find The Reader's Companion to American History a useful source of quick reference and background articles. More than a reference book to be consulted simply for the dates or details of an event, the Companion offers a history of ideas. It distinguishes itself from conventional encyclopedias by featuring several hundred thematic articles. A chronological account of immigration, for example, is complemented by a conceptual article on ethnicity. Interactive cross-references lead users from individual articles about the Bull Moose party and the Know-Nothings to an article on third parties in American politics."
  • "Encyclopedia of the United States from the origins of its native people to the 1990s. Covers political, economic, cultural, and social history."
  • "Encyclopedia of the United States from the origins of its native people to the 1990s. Covers political, economic, cultural, and social history."@en
  • "The Reader's Companion to American History offers a fresh, absorbing portrait of the United States from the origins of its native peoples to the nation's complex identity in the 1990s. Covering political, economic, cultural, and social history, and combining hundreds of short descriptive entries with longer evaluative articles, the encyclopedia is informative, engaging, and a pleasure to read."
  • "The Reader's Companion to American History offers a fresh, absorbing portrait of the United States from the origins of its native peoples to the nation's complex identity in the 1990s. Covering political, economic, cultural, and social history, and combining hundreds of short descriptive entries with longer evaluative articles, the encyclopedia is informative, engaging, and a pleasure to read."@en
  • "The Reader's Companion to American History offers a fresh, absorbing portrait of the United States from the origins of its native peoples to the nation's complex identity in the 1990s. Covering political, economic, cultural, and social history, and combining hundreds of short descriptive entries with longer evaluative articles, the encyclopedia is informative, engaging, and a pleasure to read. The Reader's Companion is sponsored by the Society of American Historians, an organization dedicated to promoting literary excellence in the writing of biography and history. Under the editorship of the eminent historians John A. Garraty and Eric Foner, a large and distinguished group of scholars, biographers, and journalists -- nearly four hundred contemporary authorities -- illuminate the critical events, issues, and individuals that have shaped our past. More than a reference book to be consulted simply for the dates or details of an event, the Companion offers a history of ideas. It distinguishes itself from conventional encyclopedias by featuring several hundred thematic articles. A chronological account of immigration, for example, is complemented by a conceptual article on ethnicity. Similarly, the Bull Moose party and the Know-Nothings, examined in individual entries, are also placed within a larger context in an article on third parties in American politics. And readers consulting entries on specific religious groups, leaders, and movements will be led to an article offering an overview of religion in America. Linking discrete facts, dates, and events through its interpretive essays, the Reader's Companion presents the overarching themes and ideas that have animated our historical landscape. Over the past twenty years, the study of history has undergone a metamorphosis. Political history, once the primary avenue for exploring the past, has given way to the "new social history." Focus has shifted from key events and leaders to everyday life in America, including the history of the family, women and the work force, race relations, and community life. The Reader's Companion to American History reflects this broader vision of our past. Interweaving traditional political and economic topics with the spectrum of America's social and cultural legacies -- everything from marriage to medicine, crime to baseball, fashion to literature -- the Companion is certain to engage the curiosity, interests, and passions of every reader."@en

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Encyclopedias"
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  • "History"
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  • "Livres électroniques"

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  • "Reader's companion to American History"@en
  • "The Reader's Companion to American History"@en
  • "The Reader's companion to American history"@en
  • "The Reader's companion to American history"

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