In 1886 James Grant Wilson and John Fiske lamented the fact that the United States of America lacked what several countries of the Old World already had - a truly comprehensive dictionary of national biography. To remedy the deficiency they began to co-edit the massive work which was published serially as Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Its seven large volumes gave the New World, at last, a reference work that ranked with the best German, French and British biographical dictionaries. Other dictionaries of ...
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In 1886 James Grant Wilson and John Fiske lamented the fact that the United States of America lacked what several countries of the Old World already had - a truly comprehensive dictionary of national biography. To remedy the deficiency they began to co-edit the massive work which was published serially as Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Its seven large volumes gave the New World, at last, a reference work that ranked with the best German, French and British biographical dictionaries. Other dictionaries of American biography have followed Wilson and Fiske's pioneering achievement, yet none has superseded it. More than a century after its first publication, it remains a valuable source of information on upwards of 15,000 American men and women.
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Add this copy of Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography (7 Volume to cart. $202.00, like new condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Thoemmes Press.
Add this copy of Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography (7 Volume to cart. $202.00, very good condition, Sold by Powell's Books Chicago rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Chicago, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Thoemmes Press.
