The great American history fact-finder
Subtitle: the who, what, where, when, and why of American history
By: Pam Cornelison and Ted Yanak.
Contributors: Yanak, Ted.
Edition: 2nd ed., updated and expanded
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 608
Subjects: United States -- History -- Dictionaries.
Genres: Dictionaries.
Description: "Completely revised and expanded with 200 new entries, The Great American History Fact-Finder covers a wide spectrum of American history and culture, including political events, military history, sports, arts, entertainment, landmark legislation, and business. Here is information on everything from the Mayflower to space exploration, from the dot-com boom and bust to the Stanley Cup. The book's 2,200 concise entries, arranged from A to Z, bring our nation's past into sharp focus while offering facts about the well known and not so well known."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [533]-538) and index.
Yanak's name appears first on the earlier edition.