UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History

ISBN-10
1414430442
ISBN-13
9781414430447
Category
United States
Pages
8
Language
English
Published
2009-01-01
Publisher
Gale Cengage
Authors
Sonia Benson, Rebecca Valentine, Daniel E. Brannen

Description

A collection of nearly 700 alphabetically-arranged entries providing information on the history of the United States from the pre-Colonial period to the early twenty-first century.

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