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Cloth, 4to, 25 cm, xiv, [1], 1241 pp. From the blurb: "This is the only modern one-volume encyclopedia of American biography. Written by experts, this large (1,242 pages) and meticulously researched volume includes more than 1,000 notable Americans who have contributed to our history and culture from Columbus to the present day. A unique feature is its organization. Each biographical entry is in two parts - a factual summary of the subject's life arranged chronologically, followed by an interpretive essay. Another feature is that living persons as well as significant figures of the past are among those included. Up to date in terms of facts and scholarship, this encyclopedia lists important women, members of minority groups, business leaders, and scientists - categories often slighted in other reference works. Some of the contributors are David Ewen, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., Brooks Atkinson, Margaret L. Coit, H. Stuart Hughes, Leonard W. Levy, Marcus Cunliffe, Staughton Lynd, Peter Gay, Broadus Mitchell, Helene B. Weinberg, David Aaron, Louis Filler. This is an important and valuable reference for students, teachers, librarians - and an essential volume for the home library." Near Very Good in slightly used dustwrapper.…