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This excellent reference puts the answers to thousands of questions right at a student's fingertips. Culled from the resources of the world's greatest libraries, and based on the questions that young students most frequently ask reference librarians, this remarkable volume is organized into 24 chapters, covering a wide range of topics. 200 illustrations, charts, and diagrams. 4-color atlas.

Organized by cultural and social categories, a compendium of information about American history contains succinct overviews, detailed timelines, and capsule biographies that detail major events.