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American national biography

2005
Contains alphabetically arranged articles that provide biographical information about men and women whose lives and careers have influenced the course of American history.

A dictionary of the Old West, 1850-1900

1977
A dictionary guide to Western terms, usages, origins and phrases common to cattleman, frontiersmen, scouts, cowboys and gamblers from 1850 to 1900.

Making it in America

a sourcebook on eminent ethnic Americans
2001
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide brief biographical information about over four hundred eminent ethnic Americans.

Colonial America

biographies
Contains profiles of thirty men and women relevant to the colonial era in America, arranged alphabetically from Massasoit to John Peter Zenger; and includes shorter biographies and sidebars about people and events related to the main biographee, illustrations, a timeline, and sources for further study.
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Colonial America

Contains profiles of thirty men and women relevant to the colonial era in America, arranged alphabetically from Nathaniel Bacon to Jacob Leisler; and includes shorter biographies and sidebars about people and events related to the main biographee, illustrations, a timeline, and sources for further study.
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Concise Dictionary of American biography

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide brief biographical information about notable Americans who died prior to January 1, 1981.
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