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Encyclopedia of Revolutionary America, 3-Volume Set
  • Authored by: Paul A. Gilje; Foreword by Gary B. Nash, General Editor
  • Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11
  • ISBN-10: 0816065055
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-8160-6505-9
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $250.00
  • Imprint: Facts On File
  • Published: 07/01/2010
  • Dewey Number: 973
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 1192

Summary

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.

Specifications

Black-and-white illustrations. Index. Appendixes. In three volumes.

About the Author(s)

Paul A. Gilje holds a Ph.D. from Brown University and teaches at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of several books, including Liberty on the Waterfront.

Foreword author and consulting editor Gary B. Nash holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He is currently professor emeritus and director of the National Center for History in the Schools at the University of California in Los Angeles, where he teaches American history of the colonial and revolutionary eras. He is the author of many books, most recently The Unknown American Revolution: The Unruly Birth of Democracy and the Struggle to Create America. He is also the general editor of the 11-volume Encyclopedia of American History, Revised Edition and the coauthor of Atlas of American History, both for Facts On File.

Reviews and Awards

"...a good addition to school and college libraries...a complete, exhaustive collection..."


American Reference Books Annual

"Recommended."


Choice

"...an easy-to-use, helpful, and comprehensive resource that would be a valuable addition to the history collections of high-school, academic, and public libraries."


Booklist

"Top 40 Reference Titles - 2010"


- Pennsylvania School Librarians Association

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