The Oxford Companion to United States History
- ISBN-10
- 0195082095
- ISBN-13
- 9780195082098
- Category
- United States
- Pages
- 940
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-07-04
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
Description
Provides more than 1400 entries covering the social, cultural, intellectual, artistic, and religious trends of the United States over the past three hundred years.
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