dictionaries

Factual information about the history, doctrines, and organization of more than 225 religious bodies is arranged alphabetically by denomination. Includes statistical data.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that define and describe terms, concepts, and court cases related to American government and politics at the national, state, and local levels.

Provides an alphabetical listing of over eight hundred and fifty controversial definitions for words used in the United States to label racial and ethnic groups.

Contains 13,633 alphabetically arranged articles that provide biographical information about deceased Americans who made distinctive contributions to their country, from Colonial times through the 1920s; and includes an additional 5,540 essays in supplements that extend coverage through 1980.

Collection of over 4,000 photographs of noted Americans including Robert E. Lee, Thomas A. Edison, and Thomas Jefferson.

Presents alphabetically arranged biographical profiles of over 125 African-Americans who have served heroically in the U.S. military since the Revolutionary War, and includes photographs and an index.

Profiles of the nation's most notable black Americans arranged alphabetically.

Provides more than ninety in-depth articles on Egyptian religion, exploring the culture's gods, traditions, celebrations, and beliefs.