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This first full-scale history of the development of the American suburb examines how "the good life" in America came to be equated with the a home of one's own surrounded by a grassy yard and located far from the urban workplace. Integrating social history with economic and architectural analysis, and taking into account such factors as the availability of cheap land, inexpensive building methods, and rapid transportation, Kenneth Jackson chro...

This volume in the SEAL Chronological Series includes biographies of approximately 350 prominent Americans who died between 2000-2002. Some of those profiled in Vol. 6 include Ted Williams, Walter Matthau, Gwendolyn Brooks, Tito Puente and Katharine Graham.

Each volume in this new series presents original scholarly biographies of more than 500 notable Americans. Articles range from 1, 000 to 6, 000 words, contain a photo of the individual, and provide a concise summary of achievements. Also detailed wherever possible, are family members, educational background, names of spouses and marriage and divorce dates, addresses of residences, and cause of death and place of burial. Each volume contains cu...

Each volume in this new series presents original scholarly biographies of more than 500 notable Americans. Articles range from 1, 000 to 6, 000 words, contain a photo of the individual, and provide a concise summary of achievements. Also detailed wherever possible, are family members, educational background, names of spouses and marriage and divorce dates, addresses of residences, and cause of death and place of burial. Each volume contains cu...

This volume includes 500 biographies of Americans -- from the artists and writers to the politicians and military figures, the reformers and the criminals -- who flourished during the tumultuous 1960s. Rather than focusing on a subject's entire life, more detail is placed on events in the life and contributions of the biographee. In addition, the volume is arranged in a handy A-Z format and includes an occupational subject list and comprehensi...

Revising conventional wisdom about the Klan, Mr. Jackson shows that its roots in the 1920s can also be found in the burgeoning cities. Comprehensively researched, methodically organized, lucidly written...a book to be respected. Journal of American History.

Packed with original biographies of 500 athletes, team owners, sports promoters and coaches, this new set covers both living and deceased individuals from the 19th century to the present day. Published in alphabetical sequence with appendixes listing subjects by sport and by era, it enables users to do research easily on a particular sport or decade. Also includes a comprehensive index. Among those profiled are Hank Aaron, Rod Carew, Phil Jack...

In its nearly two hundred years of existence, New York's first collecting institution has never had a guide to introduce the museum-going public to the encyclopedic range of its renowned buildings of art, decortive objects, and artifacts. Now, in conjunction with the opening of the Henry Luce III Center for the Center for the Study of American Culture and in the spirit of accessibility that returns these collections to public view, The New-Yor...

Each volume in this new series presents original scholarly biographies of more than 500 notable Americans. Articles range from 1, 000 to 6, 000 words, contain a photo of the individual, and provide a concise summary of achievements. Also detailed wherever possible, are family members, educational background, names of spouses and marriage and divorce dates, addresses of residences, and cause of death and place of burial. Each volume contains cu...

Includes 350 biographies of notable Americans who died between 1997 and 1999. Among those profiled in Vol. 5: Sonny Bono, Lawton Chiles, Willem de Kooning, Linda McCartney, George Wallace and many others.

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Covering an exhaustive range of information about the five boroughs, this one-volume resource has been completely revised and expanded. It includes 800 new entries that help complete the story of New York: from Air Train to E-ZPass, from September 11 to public order.

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