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Author | : New York Public Library |
Publisher | : Hyperion Books |
Total Pages | : 580 |
Release | : 2003-11-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Organized by cultural and social categories, a compendium of information about American history contains succinct overviews, detailed timelines, and capsule biographies that detail major events.
Author | : New York Public Library |
Publisher | : MacMillan Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 518 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780028613222 |
Here is the comprehensive yet quick-answer guide to one of the most popular topics in home reference: American history. With succinct, clearly written topical overviews, timelines, and capsule biographies, accompanied by sidebars and illustrations, this single volume incorporates all major events and contributions from the earliest inhabitants of North America to the present age. 90 illustrations. 10 maps.
Author | : New York Public Library |
Publisher | : Webster's New World |
Total Pages | : 1040 |
Release | : 1998-01-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9780028621692 |
A single-volume reference book of useful basic data covers twenty-six subject categories, including time and dates, symbols and signs, the arts, grammar, etiquette, and personal finance
Author | : Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney |
Publisher | : Savvas Learning Company |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9780028604039 |
Under the auspices of one of the world's premier libraries, The New York Public Library Science Desk Reference offers the most comprehensive single volume available of frequently needed information on science. More than a simple dictionary or encyclopedia yet easier to use and understand than a textbook, it offers an enormous wealth of information on each of the major scientific disciplines, including: topic overviews, definitions of terms and theories, lists and descriptions of key scientists and discoveries, tables and charts of commonly needed scientific data, lists of additional sources of information...and lots more. Best of all, this reference is written and designed to be both accurate and accessible. More than 100 original state-of-the-art computer illustrations illuminate the text, while countless sidebars present information on connected topics, and extensive cross-references make it easy to explore related issues. Finally, an entire chapter is devoted to resources, including such useful information as a complete list of Nobel Prize winners and names and addresses of scientific organizations, publications, museums, nature centers, and other places to visit.
Author | : Diane Patrick |
Publisher | : Wiley-Interscience |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Discover ancient African civilizations. Explore the devastating Middle Passage and see the famous March on Washington. Find the answers to your questions about African American history . . . Did blacks fight in the Revolutionary War? See page 18. What was the Underground Railroad? See page 30. Who were the Buffalo Soldiers? See page 59. What is the NAACP? See page 64. What was the Harlem Renaissance? See page 77. How did the civil rights movement begin? See page 112. What was the Black Power movement? See page 131. What is affirmative action? See page 146.
Author | : George Ochoa |
Publisher | : Wiley-Interscience |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1998-08-25 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : |
Consists of questions and answers about Latinos, revealing the common history which unites them while also showing how they differ depending upon their country of origin.
Author | : New York Public Library |
Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1998-03 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780613263832 |
Consists of short answers to questions about the roles and achievements of women in America from prehistory to the end of the 20th-century
Author | : New York Public Library |
Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 874 |
Release | : 1999-09-30 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1620459140 |
Covering a wide range of knowledge, The New York Public Library African American Desk Reference is a magnificent resource for home, family, and business, and an essential addition to your personal reference library. "Indispensable for those interested in the African American experience. We have no better source for quick and reliable information." --Cornel West, Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University "As much about African American culture as one could possibly gain from one volume is now available in this highly readable, easily accessible, genuinely informative desk reference." --Johnetta B. Cole, PhD, President Emerita, Spelman College; Presidential Distinguished Professor, Emory University In over 5,000 fascinating information capsules, this landmark reference captures the most vital people, places, organizations, movements, and creative works of a people, and provides a practical resource for everyday living. In its nineteen chapters, you’ll find: * Timelines of African American History * Political and Civil Rights Leaders * African Contributions to the Making of the Americas * Holidays and Celebrations * Museums and Historical Sites * Religion and Spirituality * Health Tips and Recipes * Business Contacts and Professional Associations * Demographics and Population * Major Writers, Artists, and Musicians * Musical Forms * Sports * and more
Author | : American Jewish Historical Society |
Publisher | : Random House Reference |
Total Pages | : 664 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
This all-encompassing reference book covers virtually every subject pertaining to Jews in the United States. The sheer volume of information on the subjects and people relative to the Jewish experience in the United States is what makes this book so impressive. Arranged by subject -- from Feminism, Intermarriage and Conversion, Rituals and Celebrations, Business, Education, and Sports to Art and Entertainment -- chapters include A-Z and chronological listings of events, people, and more.Included in this book are descriptions of the many noteworthy Jewish Americans who had a profound effect on our country, including Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Harvey Milk, Calvin Klein, Peggy Guggenheim, Mark Rothko, Woody Allen and Gloria Steinem, just to name a few. This book brings together the issues and figures of contemporary Judaism in the United States in an adult manner unlike any other reference book of its kind.
Author | : New York Public Library |
Publisher | : MacMillan Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : |
Basic data and introductory information organized into three parts: theater, music, and dance.