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The Civil War era and Reconstruction : an encyclopedia of social, political, cultural, and economic history / Mary Ellen Snodgrass.
LIBRA E468 .S65 2011 v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Snodgrass, Mary Ellen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
- History.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Encyclopedias.
- United States.
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Encyclopedias.
- Genre:
- Encyclopedias.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes (xx, 749, I-85 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, NY : M.E. Sharpe, [2011]
- Summary:
- A single-authored encyclopedia is relatively rare, but Snodgrass, who has a long list of reference and other works to her credit, seems to relish the task. She thanks a very long list of people, but the writing is hers. This thoughtfully prepared two-volume work will serve students (high school and above) and general readers. In the preface the author states that the scope includes "...nonmilitary events, legal issues, philosophies, technology, agriculture, and expansion during a 17-year period (1861-1877)...." Four overview essays precede the alphabetically-arranged entries, which each include references and cross references. A thematic listing in the front matter groups entries as follows: African Americans; arts, culture, recreation; biographies; cities, states, regions, features; economy, industry, commerce, finance; education; family, community, society; historical events, periods, holidays; law, legislation, and the judiciary; military affairs; movements and ideologies; Native Americans; organizations; politics and government; religion; science, technology, medicine; transportation, communications, and the press; western settlement; and women and gender. The end matter in volume 2 comprises a chronology, a selection of roughly 30 documents, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- V. 1. A-L
- v. 2. M-Z.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0765682575
- 9780765682574
- OCLC:
- 690904693
- Publisher Number:
- 99946383613
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