Rosenbaum robert a 1926 (1 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. [1st edition], 1st printing ; vii, 452 pp. ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0670031992 (acid-free paper) LCCN: 2003-545284 ; OCLC: 51996332 ; LC: E174; Dewey: 973/.03 ; red boards with gold lettering, in color dustjacket ; "[C]onceived as a compact volume of maximum utility to readers and students of American history. Its 1,200 articles total 350,000 words.The encyclopedia focuses on political, social, economic and military history, to the neglect--regretfully--of cultural history.Biographies as a class have been omitted.The are excerpts from presidential inaugurals, farewells and war messages, Supreme Court decisions, famous orations and addresses, and significant documents and manifestos. Many memorable quotations are preserved. Poets, too, are heard from.Finally, memorable stories are retold, including Appomattox surrender, Boston busing, Covert operations, Stonewall Jackson's death, Lindbergh's flight, Montgomery bus boycott, Oregon's voyage, Roosevelt's final illness, Washington's slaves and Wilson's fight for the treaty"--Preface ; remainder mark at bottom, else FINE/FINE. Book.…