New York Public Library American History Desk Reference, The
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基本信息·出版社：Hyperion
·页码：576 页
·出版日期：2003年11月
·ISBN：0786868473
·International Standard Book Number：0786868473
·条形码：9780786868476
·EAN：9780786868476
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
内容简介 The New York Public Library Desk Reference series, a trusted source for frequently sought information, adds an updated and comprehensive volume on a timely subject-American History-to this bestselling series he fascinating history of America has now been condensed into a compact, easy-to-use overview of the nation's development. The New York Public Library American History Desk Reference is packed with information on a variety of topics from military and foreign affairs to education and science. Information is organized into detailed timelines highlighting events throughout America's history, along with numerous sidebars, photos, maps, brief biographies, and trivia tidbits, making this book the ultimate 'look-it-up' book.
作者简介 Douglas Brinkley is the director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center and professor of history at Tulane University. He is the author of biographies of Henry Ford, Jimmy Carter, Dean Acheson, James Forrestal, John Kerry, and Rosa Parks, and his most recent books include The Great Deluge, The Boys of Pointe du Hoc, and Tour of Duty. He is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, the Los Angeles Times Book Review, and American Heritage and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic Monthly. He lives in New Orleans with his wife and children.
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The New York Public Library American History Desk Reference is a handy and indispensable reference . . ." --
Douglas Brinkley, New York Times Notable author of The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter, from the Introduction
