Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide biographical information about men and women whose lives and careers have influenced the course of American history.
selections from the eight-volume Dictionary of American history
Carnes, Mark C
1998
This book features 500 articles describing the pivotal events, places, and concepts of U.S. history, including the Boston Massacre, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, slavery, Pearl Harbor, and the Civil Rights Movement.
Essays written by many prominent historians examine almost one hundred classic films and point out how actual historical events and figures differ from the way they are portrayed in the movies.
fifty Americans who shaped the nation but missed the history books
Carnes, Mark C
2002
Profiles the lives of fifty Americans who were instrumental in helping to shape the nation's history but who never received the public acclaim they deserved, including social reformer Ida B. Wells and Frank W. Woolworth, head of the Woolworth chain.
Maps, illustrations, and text tell the history of the United States from pre-Columbian times to the elections of 1992 and 1994, with information on Prohibition, gender relations and segregation, colonization, the slave trade, and immigration.
Essays written by many prominent historians examine almost 100 classic films and point out how actual historical events and figures differ from the way they are portrayed in the movies.
