Presents an encyclopedia of religion and politics in America including short biographies of important political and religious figures like Ralph Abernathy, civil rights leader, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, writer, and synopses of religious ...
Praise for the first edition: "An altogether excellent introduction to the study of the presidency of the United States.
Rev. ed. of: The encyclopedia of American law. [1st ed.]. c2002.
There's an old saying: Ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it. Yet for most people
Offers profiles of the forty-six vice-presidents of the United States, written by historians and persons responsible for each vice-president's official papers.
Offers profiles of the forty-six vice-presidents of the United States, written by historians and persons responsible for each vice-president's official papers.
A biographical dictionary profiling first ladies of the United States, from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama.
Profiles the lives of a number of people who played vital roles in the unfolding of Native American history until 1900, including chiefs, prophets, artists, and scholars.
Presents information on the personal lives, influences, works, and careers of 150 writers in all genres.
Contains primary source material.