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Historical Dictionary of Revolutionary America
The American Revolution was perhaps the most significant event in modern history. It forever demonstrated the ability of a significantly smaller group of people to rebel against …
Historical Dictionary of United States Political Parties
The constitution that establishes the institutional framework for American national government makes no mention of political parties. Yet for over two centuries, political parties …
Historical Dictionary of the Civil War and Reconstruction
The importance of the Civil War and Reconstruction in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. Many historians regard the Civil War as the defining event in American …
Historical Dictionary of the Nixon-Ford Era
The presidential administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford encompassed some of the most turbulent and significant years of the 20th century. Nixon was elected near the end …
Historical Dictionary of the Donald Trump Administration
Historical Dictionary of the Donald Trump Administration covers the events relevant to Donald Trump and his life. It is a factual and a non-partisan evaluation of its relevance to …
Historical Dictionary from the Great War to the Great Depression
The period from 1913 to 1933 is not often seen as a coherent entity in the history of the United States. It is more often viewed in terms of two distinct periods with the pre-war …
Historical Dictionary of the Reagan-Bush Era
From the vantage point of the 2016 presidential election and the deepening polarization of American politics in recent decades, it is striking how much more distant the Reagan-Bush …
Historical Dictionary of the Kennedy-Johnson Era
In the history of the United States, few periods could more justly be regarded as the best and worst of times than the Kennedy-Johnson era. The arrival of John F. Kennedy in the …
Historical Dictionary of the Carter Era
James Earl Carter, Jr. – better known as Jimmy Carter – was not the greatest or most popular president of the United States but he did accomplish quite a lot in the fields of civil …
Historical Dictionary of the Old South
The South played a prominent role in early American history, and its position was certainly strong and proud except for the “peculiar institution” of slavery. Thus, it drew away …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is an institution that operates almost totally behind closed doors. This book opens those doors by providing a comprehensive look at the justices, procedures, …
Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Congress
The U.S. Congress can be traced to the founding and the debates in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787, but to suggest that the Congress in the first decade of the 21st century is …