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Encyclopedia of the Reagan-Bush years

1996
Features over 250 entries covering key cabinet members, advisors, events, laws, and social trends prominent during the Reagan presidency.

Dictionary of Hispanic biography

1996
Presents biographical information on more than 470 notable Hispanic men and women in a variety of fields, focusing primarily on contemporary twentieth century individuals, but also including entries on historical figures from as far back as the fifteenth century.

Encyclopedia of the American Constitution

[volumes 1 and 2]
1990
Contains over 2,000 articles on topics pertaining to the U.S. Constitution. Includes a copy of the Constitution itself as well as other historical documents.

Space words

a dictionary
2012
Defines words and terms commonly used in discussing outer space--from Apollo Program to Zodiac.

Words of the Vietnam War

the slang, jargon, abbreviations, acronyms, nomenclature, nicknames, pseudonyms, slogans, specs, euphemisms, double-talk, chants, and names and places of the era of United States involvement in Vietnam
1990

Berkeley High School slang dictionary

2004
Contains a collection of slang words from African American, Chicano, Jewish, sports, movie, hip hop, and drug sub-culture as well as words from the 1960s beatniks generation to show how different cultures and communities have communicated over the years.

The Oxford companion to American military history

1999
Contains over one thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of American military history, covering battles, soldiers, ships, weapons, services, doctrines, and social and cultural issues.

The Civil Rights movement

2000
Contains 319 alphabetically arranged articles that provide information about various aspects of the Civil Rights movement in the United States.

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