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From abortion to "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, Abrams vs. United States to the Zenger trial, and abstract impressionism to Dr. Marie Zakrzewska, The Oxford Companion to United States History is an encyclopedic overview covering the pre-Columbian era to the election of George W. Bush in 2000. The Companion examines the notable men and women and major events in U.S. history, such as wars or the Depression, as well as ideas and ideologies, technological innovations and economic developments, and long-term processes such as immigration and urbanization. Each entry is written by an authority on the subject, thoroughly cross-referenced in the 78-page index, and arranged alphabetically for easy reference. The alphabetic organization makes for some strange (or amusing) combinations of people on the same page: Billy Graham and Martha Graham; "Mother" Jones and Michael Jordan; Persian Gulf War and Petroleum Industry; Income Tax, Federal, and Indentured Servitude. A browser's delight, but full of solid scholarship, The Oxford Companion to United States History deserves the treatment its editors recommend--as "a work to be thumbed and worn out, not a book to be put behind glass on a shelf!" Absolutely essential for the well-stocked history library. --Sunny Delaney
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With this long-awaited update to The Oxford Companion to American History (1966), social historian Boyer (Univ. of Wisconsin; Notable American Women) has put together an extraordinary single-volume compendium of 1400 entries on U.S. history with the assistance of more than 900 contributors, including many well-recognized scholars. This edition is not only a resource on history itself but a measure of how the discipline has changed over the past generation. While Boyer's work continues to include entries on great people and politics, it also presents topics as diverse as the environment and the Human Genome Project and individuals as varied as Black Elk and Bill Gates. This especially user-friendly work is arranged alphabetically, with numerous cross references and an extensive index. The entries are highly readable, and most have a short bibliography. The only challenge some will find in using this work is reading the small typeface. Otherwise, this is an excellent selection for both public and academic libraries. Highly recommended. Daniel Liestman, Kansas State Univ. Libs., Manhattan Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Product details
Series: Oxford Companions
Hardcover: 984 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press (July 4, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0195082095
ISBN-13: 978-0195082098
Product Dimensions:
10.2 x 2.5 x 7.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.1 out of 5 stars
14 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
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Great reference book for my research, especially helpful for my companion book to Juniper and Anise, which was recently published by Whiskey Creek Press. Great packaging and delivery.
This is a wonderful and detailed reference for the history buff! It pleased the recipient who had this on his wish list and that was good for me!
The Factual Events on United States History as it happened. Its Laid out like a Dictionary with the Definitions of events throughout the timeline of our Countries History.
I am an Oxford History INSERT SUBJECT HERE book fanatic. They are usually hard cover, as I wish a scholarly work, and perfect works in every manner. So either it is the quality "hangover" of their regular works, or just something not clicking with me, because the Companions are being told to leave sections of my Gentleman's Library. Many times I looked stuff up, had to find it under some other name, and frequently missing. I have found a couple of text books suffice. This one is a "meh" among the great Oxford History cannon.
Easton has been printing gorgeous books for as long I as can remember. They work on the same old subscription method of "giving" you a low-priced "introductory" volume, after which Easton automatically enrolls you in their subscription list. "The Story of a Thousand Nights and a Night" (which the rest of us know as the story of the Princess Shaharazed) offers you the first volume at a low introductory price of $50 (if you watch TV, you can hardly avoid the ads), and then suddenly the remaining books are $64 dollars.While I have always disapproved of this marketing scheme I also have to add that Easton Press publishes some of the most beautiful machine-made books in the world. The books are bound in full leather, with luxury abounding: all the page edges (as opposed to those who gild only the page tops) are covered with gilt, while the books come with sewn-in satin bookmarks, and include moiré silk front and end pages. Furthermore the spine (with four ridges) and front cover especially, display elaborate gilt tooling of exquisite designs. If all I wanted to do was sit and gaze upon beautiful books or even sit and read beautiful books, I would buy all Easton Press books without the slightest qualm.Let's be clear, however, about one thing: price vs. value. Like beauty, value is in the eye (and hand) or the beholder, or, in this case, reader. And as both beholder and reader, I love these books. There is nothing like the feel of a fine book, and, except for a handmade version, Easton's books are about as good as they get. Would I buy them? If I had much more money, or wanted to build a beautiful private library (especially if I had young children and wanted them to learn the joys of a private library), absolutely. I do own some Easton Press books that I'm not selling at all.The decrease in the number of private libraries is one of the tragedies of present-day life. When I was growing up, we (my family) had books everywhere. A number of them were Modern Library, much simpler hardback publications, many of which I have to this day. Easton Press employs the arts of high-end bookmaking that, unfortunately, most people never see.Nor is the Easton content to be dismissed lightly. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they had included coverage of the trial of John Peter Zenger for sedition, libel, and treason. This 1734-1735 hallmark case is without doubt one of the most important trials in our national issue. A complicated and tangled case, with party politics mixed in with land ownership and subservience to the Tory government in Britain, at the time of the trial, the jury was instructed that to prove the charges, prosecution had merely to prove that the defendant had printed the passages at issue -- whether they be true or not. In America's first case of jury nullification, the jury acquitted Zenger becase what he had printed was true, and you cannot find a man guilty for telling the truth. The standard has stood the test of time and nearly all cases involving freedom of speech or freedom of the press, almost always do so by invoking the precedent of John Peter Zenger. As far as I'm concerned, that's reason enough to buy the book, even apart from the usual beauty of the book itself. For more information on the Zenger trial, select the following link: John Peter Zenger and Freedom of the Press copy, then paste it into the Amazon search window. This book is essentially an elaboration of the notes made by Livingston Rutherford, Zenger's attorney, as the trial progressed.So, I admit, I'm partial to the book because it is just gorgeous and with proper handling will teach your children the value of great books, and because it covers one of my favorite subjects, one I consider to be the most important subject in American history. Now, having said that, I bow to other reviewers who complain about bias or deletions. After all, it's a truism that history is written by the winners. But if you want a beautiful book that covers at least the winners' view, this is certainly a gorgeous place to start. I hope you enjoy it. And then you then move on to more comprehensive views of American history, such as Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.),A People's History of American Empire (American Empire Project),A Power Governments Cannot Suppress, or, Zinn's wonderful story of "SNCC: The New Abolitionists." Or, oh heck, anything by Howard Zinn. Warning: "Liberal content. Reader discretion advised. You might get influenced by an idea."Happy reading.
From abortion to the Zenger trial. This massive book covers everything (or just about): the heroes, the tragedies, the darker moments, Presidents, inventors, wars, government, ideologies, movements, culture, entertainment, science, art, religion. There are 1,400 entries and some 900 historians.While there are some questionable individuals and subjects inserted, others just as noteworthy are forgotten. It is of course a monumental undertaking; data will come up short periodically; should be complemented with other sources, such as "A Patriots Guide to US History". This treasure is in dictionary form: fairly written, convenient to use, and not dry. A reference that should be in all households.Wish you wellScott
Most of the entries are detailed and informative, as well as fair and balanced, even on controversial subjects. The articles on "Protestantism" and "Revivalism" are excellent, befitting their distinguished authors, Martin Marty and Edith Blumhofer, respectively. (Unlike some dictionaries and encyclopedias, all entries are signed, instead of initialed or attributed to the staff and editors collectively.)An occasional exception would be articles such as the hagiographic piece on "Margaret Sanger." At least its author is willing to include "Eugenics" as a cross reference. (Unfortunately, there is no reciprocal cross reference in the "Eugenics" entry.)Sanger's work alongside the eugenics movement is whitewashed as a "pragmatic alliance." This is no more credible than a claim by liberal German Protestants that they emerged guiltless from WW II since their alliance with the Nazis was merely "pragmatic." In contrast, a true example of a pragmatic alliance from that era is the U.S. and Russia--we acted on different military fronts, and are not stained by the atrocities of Soviet commissars and the punishment regiments that raped and plundered eastern Germany. In contrast, Sanger and Planned Parenthood are forever linked with the abortion of lower class babies and children of color, which continues unapologetically today. [...]
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