American national biography

The Resource American national biography
Label
American national biography
Statement of responsibility
general editors, John A. Garraty, Mark C. Carnes
Title variation
A N B
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Over 10 years in the making, American National Biography is a fascinating study of the people who have shaped the United States. Why replace the Dictionary of American Biography instead of merely updating it through supplements? Because the editors include new scholarship and people who were missed in the original, especially women and ethnic minorities. Numbering 24 volumes and containing 17,500 entries, the work offers readable, informative, and critical biographies for each subject, the location of their papers (if they exist), and selective bibliographies. Excellent indexes--subject, contributor, place of birth, and occupation--enhance use. This is an outstanding set that will be heavily consulted for many years to come."--"Outstanding reference sources 2000", American Libraries, May 2000. Comp. by the Reference Sources Committee, RUSA, ALA
Awards note
Association of American Publishers R.R. Hawkins Award for Outstanding Professional, Reference or Scholarly Work, 1999.
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
920.073
Index
index present
LC call number
  • CT213
  • E176
LC item number
  • .A68 1999
  • .A53 1999
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • dictionaries
NLM call number
CT 213
NLM item number
A512 1999

Context

Context of American national biography

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