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The A to Z of the early American Republic / Richard Buel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Buel, Richard, 1933-
- Series:
- A to Z guides ; 57.
- The A to Z guide series ; no. 57
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--1783-1865--Dictionaries.
- United States.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1865--Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (458 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The A to Z of the Early American Republic recounts the achievements and the failures, the progress and the backsliding, and the high and low points of our forefathers. First traced in the chronology and then explained in the introduction, the history of our nation's formative years is laid out in great detail. The several hundred dictionary entries describe the more eminent persons, the evolving institutions, and the crucial events that our young country faced. An extensive bibliography is included to provide easy access for further studies.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Maps; A British View of the United States as Constituted by the Peace of 1783; The Louisiana Purchase of 1803; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendix: Presidential Administrations of the Early Republic; Bibliography; About the Author
- Notes:
- Originally published as the Historical dictionary of the early American republic in 2006.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-394).
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-32687-8
- 1-299-35635-4
- 0-8108-7006-1
- OCLC:
- 854970954
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