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Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on the lives and works of more than seventy-five seventeenth-century British and American writers.

Explores the people, customs, and faiths from ancient Greek and Roman civilizations.

Contains 2,200 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about significant events in American history and culture, covering politics, sports, the arts, the military, entertainment, law, and business.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide biographical and career information about nearly 350 individuals who were prominent or played a significant role in the Third Reich.

Includes index and bibliography. Discusses the political structures, social and economic forces from prehistory to the present.

Contains 19,173 alphabetically arranged entries that provide brief biographical information about notable Americans who died prior to January 1, 1981; indexed by occupations and birthplaces.

Lists and describes the major figures of Greek and Roman history, culture, folklore, and legend, and tells what later ages made of them.