Encyclopedia of the United States in 19th Century

This three-volume reference surveys all aspects of 19th-century America with a wide-ranging and authoritative selection of articles covering the people and their lives, the frontier and Native Americans, expansion, immigration, slavery and sectional conflict, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, industrialization, and the American empire. The 600 signed articles are arranged alphabetically and explore all aspects of the century history, population, politics and government, economy and work, society and culture, religion, social problems and reform, everyday life, and foreign policy. From civil rights to military technology, and from the women's movement to labor laws, they show how the changes and innovations that came to fruition in the 20th century have deep historical roots. The set contains 400 b&w illustrations (drawings, political cartoons, reproductions of etchings and paintings, and photographs), 30 maps, and a year-by-year chronology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)