Dictionary of American biography

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The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography is the most up-to-date and comprehensive, single-volume, biographical reference of living and dead Americans available. The book contains 9, entries written for general readers in fluid narrative by: 8.

Dictionary of American Biography (All Volume Set) Hardcover – June 1, by American Council of Learned Societies (Author)5/5(1). Dictionary of American Biography Unknown Binding – January 1, See all 2 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions.

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ISBN. This bar-code number lets you verify that you're getting exactly the right version or edition of a book Format: Hardcover. Dictionary of American Biography: Including Men of the Time and a Supplement Issue 1 of American culture series II, reel Author: Francis Samuel Drake: Edition: reprint: Publisher: Houghton; Osgood, Original from: Harvard University: Digitized: Feb 5, Length: pages: Export Citation: BiBTeX EndNote RefMan.

Dictionary of American Negro Biography Hardcover – February 1, by Rayford Whittingham Logan (Author), Michael R. Winston (Editor)Cited by: The Dictionary of American Biography was published in New York City by Charles Scribner's Sons under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).

The dictionary was first proposed to the Council in by historian Frederick Jackson Turner. Welcome to American National Biography Online.

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biography definition: 1. the life story of a person written by someone else: 2. the life story of a person written by. Learn more. With a modern and mobile-friendly design, the new Biographical Directory of the U.S.

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history from pre-colonial times to the present day. The DAB records the lives of prominent Americans who died by Dec. 31, The Dictionary of Canadian Biography (DCB; French: Dictionnaire biographique du Canada) is a dictionary of biographical entries for individuals who have contributed to the history of DCB, which was initiated inis a collaboration between the University of Toronto and Laval n volumes have so far been published with more than.

autobiography definition: 1. a book about a person's life, written by that person: 2. the area of literature relating to. Learn more. Dictionary of American Biography: Including Men of the Time and a Supplement.

Francis Samuel Drake. Houghton; Osgood, - America - pages. 0 Reviews. Preview this book. Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography. REFERENCE WORK. Cambridge University Press,edited by John S.

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Spam or Self-Promotional The list is spam or self-promotional. Incorrect Book The list contains an incorrect book (please specify the title of the book). Details *. Definition and synonyms of biography from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. This is the British English definition of American English definition of biography.

Change your default dictionary to American English. View the pronunciation for biography. The American biography followed the English model, incorporating Thomas Carlyle's view that biography was a part of history.

Carlyle asserted that the lives of great human beings were essential to understanding society and its institutions. Noah Webster, (born OctoWest Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.—diedNew Haven, Connecticut), American lexicographer known for his American Spelling Book () and his American Dictionary of the English Language, 2 vol.

(; 2nd ed., ).Webster was instrumental in giving American English a dignity and vitality of its own. Memoir definition, a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation. See more.