BOATNER : Encyclopedia of the American Revolution (fülszöveg)
Colonel Boatner's Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, a History Book Club selection, is the first complete, authoritative, one-volume reference book on the period of American history from 1763 to 1783, and it displays the same mastery of the material that lent distinction to the author's Civil War Dictionary.
This volume contains, in alphabetical order, articles – some brief and some comprehensive – on the people, issues, and events of the American Revolutionary era. Eminent historians and scholars have worked with Colonel Boatner in checking every aspect – political and social as well as military – of this period. The role played by the British, French, and German participants is fully covered, drawing on the most recent scholarly works in the field. Comprehensive articles on major general topics, such as the background and origins of the war, are integrated with cross-references to other major or minor articles.
Specially prepared maps and diagrams, adjacent to the appropriate entry, and a map index of more than 1,000 geographical names add to the usefulness of this outstanding volume. These maps include locations that cannot be found even in many fine historical atlases. A bibliography of the major works consulted at the end of the volume and individual bibliographies directly under many articles are also included.
For those who are becoming increasingly aware of the significance for our own times of the first great revolution of the modern world, the Encyclopedia of the American Revolution will be an essential reference work. It is not only of great importance to the researcher, the librarian, and the editor, but will also be of great value to the intelligent general reader who wants to learn more about a momentous era of American and world history.
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