1,232 pages with more than 1,000 photographs, diagrams, illustrations, maps, and chronological tables; categorical indexes; comprehensive time line, glossary, and index
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Americans
are fond of describing their country as a young nation. Though there is much in
that description that is true, it should not obscure the richness and variety of
the nation’s past—a past that provides the indispensable key to
understanding the nation’s present. This completely new reference set
examines in detail the formative stages of America’s essential past from
European settlement of the Western Hemisphere and the displacement of indigenous
peoples to the birth of the United States and its astonishing growth, in both
population and territory, from a modest confederation of thirteen independent
states.
Arrangement
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10 volumes of articles in A-Z
format
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219 articles
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Each volume includes a volume
index, glossary, and guide to further reading and research
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Separate index volume with
time line, comprehensive glossary, multiple indexes, and other
resources
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Articles
include:
- Topic Summary
- One or more display boxes,
including primary-source, biographical, and feature panels
- Photographs, diagrams, and
illustrations
- List of related
articles
- Maps
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Chronologies
Scope
Exploring
American History: From Colonial Times to
1877 provides a panoramic look
at more than three centuries of the American past. There are articles on the
clashes of great world powers and the accomplishments of individual men and
women; on the industrial and scientific advances that make present-day life what
it is; on the emergence of a genuinely American literature, art, and
architecture; on developments in social, religious, and political thought; and
on the divisions among Americans that led to bloodshed and conflicts major and
minor, including two wars of disastrous proportions, the American Revolution and
the Civil
War.
Index
Volume 11 contains:
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Comprehensive time
line
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Comprehensive
glossary
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Resources for further study,
including:
- Thematically arranged and
annotated bibliography
- Lists of Internet resources
and places to go
- Resources for younger
readers
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List and index of
maps
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Index of culture, society,
and economy
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Index of government,
politics, war, and foreign affairs
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Index of laws, treaties,
cases, and documents
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Index of people
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Index of places
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Comprehensive
index
Benefits
Wide-ranging,
thought-provoking articles illumine all aspects of the colonial era and the
first century of American independence and examine the forces, events, and
personalities that made the United States what it is today.
Twenty Best Bets for Student Researchers 2008 Booklist
Exploring American
History
*"This reader-friendly encyclopedia provides a
comprehensive and informative look at the U.S.’s early history. Though the
coverage is standard fare–the 219 articles address such material as the
Pilgrims, the Salem witch trials, the Alamo, Daniel Boone, and the Civil
War–the arrangement, presentation, and accessibility of the material make
the set exemplary." *STARRED
REVIEW School Library
Journal, April 2008
