When your high school students need understandable explanations of Huckleberry Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Color Purple and other novels frequently studied in literature courses, direct them to t
Here is a convenient source of commentary on the careers and works of acclaimed poets, novelists, short story writers, dramatists and philosophers who died between 1800 and 1899. Each volume presents
This illustrated series covers more than 600 writers and illustrators for children and young adults. Typical entries consist of a listing of major works and awards and criticism from significant revie
In response to the escalating need for up-to-date information on writers, Contemporary AuthorsR New Revision Series brings researchers the most recent data on the world's most-popular authors. These e
For students, general readers, teachers, and researchers, Serafin (Hunter College of the City U. of New York) and Mihailovich (U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) present profiles of 60 of the most p
Catholic University of America Press first published the New Catholic Encyclopedia in 15 volumes in 1967; over the years, sporadically, supplemental volumes and a new edition appeared. A decision was
Created by a team of doctors and health education experts based at the du Pont Hospital for Children, this user-friendly, accessible reference work presents the most accurate and up-to-date informatio
From Dorothy Allison, author of Bastard Out of Carolina and Cavedweller, to Stephen Wright, who wrote Meditations in Green and The Amalgamation Polka, this volume of the Dictionary of Literary Bibliog
This volume in the Dictionary of Literary Biography series is devoted to Herman Melville's Moby Dick and traces the development of the author's canon, writing, and reputation. It contains a biographic
This four-volume set covers American authors from many periods and genres, building a broad understanding of the various contexts - from the biographical to the literary to the historical - in which
This four-volume set covers world authors from many periods and genres, building a broad understanding of the various contexts -- from the biographical to the literary to the historical -- in which l
From "Acid Rain" to the "Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute," this two- volume reference contains some 200 alphabetical entries intended to provide high school and early college-age students with unde
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
Written for student readers at the high school level and above, and of interest to general readers, this two-volume reference presents detailed discussion of the science, politics, and history of clim
The 2d ed. of this major resource contains substantial additions, notably eight lengthy articles on major topics by prominent scholars, the addition of 568 new entries, and revision of many of the ear
Woodworth (history, Texas Christian U.) presents a two-volume reference offering readers insights into many facets of everyday life in the Civil War, as experienced by both soldiers and civilians. Som
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
This two-volume text presents clear, accessible descriptions of basic principles of economics, with Vol.1 devoted to how the economy works and Vol.2 on personal money management. A lengthy glossary of
This two-volume work for students and generalist readers presents a broadly chronological examination of US military history. Major entries are provided for conflicts with northeastern tribes in the 1
Edited by Burton (history, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), this two-volume encyclopedia examines the affects of American slavery on the everyday lives of the slaves and the slaveholders, of cours
Aimed at high-school and early college-age students, this two-volume collection is intended to provide readers with an understanding of the key scientific issues of infectious diseases of humans, alon
Written for high school or beginning undergraduate students, this 3-volume reference contains plot summaries and discussion of all of Shakespeare's plays. The sources for the play, its place in the oe
The collection of biographical essays in this volume of the series addresses the lives and works of 57 important 18th-century British historians. The selection is intentionally restricted to historian
This readers' companion provides background information on 12 novels that are commonly studied in high schools and colleges. Coverage includes a number of classic works, plus several less-well-known c
Lerner et al. put together a collection--part of a 10-volume set--of 142 primary source texts and excerpts on government, politics, and protest, including speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper
The bulk of this encyclopedia--the second edition of a work first published in 1988 as World Encyclopedia of Police Forces and Penal System--consist of 198 country studies on institutions of law enfor
Presents criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights, and literary theorists from 1900-1999 with every fourth volume covering major literary
This volume of primary source documents focuses on leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. This title contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents---speeches, legislati
This fourth and final volume in the Dictionary of Literary Biography's series on the literary historiography of Australia covers writers who published their first major work after 1975 and before 2000
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
Two volumes provide information on the events, places, and personalities that dominated the Revolutionary era in America, while the third offers a state-by-state guide to important Revolutionary War s
Zooming in on key locations connected to the American Revolution, this expanded and completely revised edition of Col. Mark M. Boatner III's Landmarks of the American Revolution goes beyond U.S. borde
This illustrated series covers more than 600 writers and illustrators for children and young adults, including such notable figures as Louisa May Alcott, Judy Blume, A. A. Milne, Walter Dean Myers and
Provides biographies of key figures in American history, a historical almanac of the period, copies of primary source documents, a chronology, a glossary of difficult words, and a cumulative index.
Provides biographies of key figures in American history, a historical almanac of the period, copies of primary source documents, a chronology, a glossary of difficult words, and a cumulative index.
Includes entries for a variety of novels, containing biographical data, summary, character descriptions, themes, historical and cultural context, critical overview, critical excerpts, and an original
This companion volume to The Roaring Twenties: Biographies (ISBN: 1-4144-0211-2) begins with a timeline situating this colorful era in historical context. Illustrated entries highlight such major tren
