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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe gem is the excellent, well-organized bibliography, which makes the dictionary an outstanding research tool....Recommended. * CHOICE *
It is useful for finding brief information on topics and individuals associated with the Revolution or a list of other resources on the topic. * American Reference Books Annual, March 2008 *
Entries are concise and many are very good... * s *
Revolutionary America, for the purposes of this historical dictionary, covers the period from around the early 1760s when colonists began to feel British depredations keenly through the post-conflict era during which Americans debated how to constitute themselves as a polity and finally ratified the current US Constitution. Some 1000 alphabetical entries provide information on political and military institutions, events, documents, and people from the era, with the vast bulk of the material being biographical. Included with the entries are an introductory essay, a chronology, and a bibliography. Additionally, appendixes list signers of the Article of Confederation, Constitutional Convention of 1787 attendees, signers of the Declaration of Independence, and Presidents of Congress. This is a paperbound edition of a work first published in 2005 as Historical dictionary of Revolutionary America. * Reference and Research Book News, May 2007 *
