"Includes more than 2,700 signed essays ranging from 500 to 2,500 words, written by subject experts and edited to form a consistent, readable, and straightforward reference...

Decade-by-decade coverage of American social history during the 20th century...

Includes entries on economic terms and American economists as well as significant acts of Congress and legal decisions that have influenced the economy in the United States...

"Covers major American conflicts from the Colonial Wars through the War on Terrorism in the context of cultural and social events and conditions on the home front...

Contains more than 5,000 entries on all aspects of American history...

Includes "a timeline of important events, brief biographies of famous African-Americans, articles on Events and Institutions and Eras in Black History...

Preceded by three introductory essays and a chronology of major events in black religious history from 1618 to 1991, this A-Z encyclopedia includes three types of entries: 773 biographical sketches of African American religious leaders, ranging from a paragraph to several pages 341 entries on African American denominations and religious organizations (including white churches with significant black memberships and educational institutions) Topical articles on important aspects of African American religious life (e...

Contains 140 articles which "cover seven major elements of religious freedom: key concepts, US history, world history, world religions, major issues, minority groups and their rights, and key documents...

"Encompasses nearly two decades of American history, beginning with the farm crisis of the mid-1920s, through the 1929 stock market crash, the gradual recovery during the 1930s with Franklin D Roosevelt's New Deal and World War II...

Contains "1,000 entries, era overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiled, geographic profiles, and more...

"Provides a concise history of the US government and political scene throughout American history, with a particular emphasis on how government and politics effects, and is affected by, social change...

Full text access to the Oxford Essential Dictionary of the United States Military, an essential reference work in military history, published by the Oxford Unviersity Press...

Provides a detailed outline of the historical, legal, and administrative developments of the United States education programs for Native Americans, as well as statistical and qualitative social impact on Native Americans as a social group...

Contains more than 1000 entries on all aspects of United States military history, ranging from brief factual articles to substantial essays...

Contains 1400 articles on "America's political, diplomatic, and military history, but also social, cultural, and intellectual trends; science, technology, and medicine; the arts; and religion...

Covers "the significant events, inventions, and social movements in American history that have affected the way Americans view, prepare, and consume food and drink...

Covers the "historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East...

Provides information on political scandals in the United States, including biographical information on many historical figures, acts of Congress, and legal decisions...

"Presents in-depth profiles of each American president and his administration...

"Presents 500 entries describing Americans who defined the decade, including politicians, athletes, entertainers, and artists, among many others...

Encyclopedia covering various aspects of work in the United States such as historical, legal, biographical, economic, and more...