Supplement XX: Mary Antin to Phillis Wheatley treats a range of authors from the past and present. The writers here certainly represent a range of backgrounds and critical approaches. Each essay can be accessible to the non-specialist reader or beginning student.
Encyclopedia of American Law, 3rd Edition, VOLUME 7 : MC to PL
This new edition, which replaces West's Encyclopedia of American Law, provides: -Current information on 5,000 legal topics in 14 volumes cover important issues -More than 60 brand-new entries and 2,000 revised articles -Biographies of interesting and influential people who have played a part in creating or shaping U.S. law, along with a portrait, a timeline and a quote from the biographee -Increased coverage of women and minorities -Definitions of legal terms and much more
Great American Lawyers: An Encyclopedia (2 Volumes)
From their drafting of the Declaration of Independence to their current prominent role in U.S. politics, America's lawyers have always been preeminent in our national life. Whether loved or loathed, such characters as John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, F. Lee Bailey, Johnnie Cochran, Kenneth Starr, and many others have captured our attention through their victories, follies, and the cases that made them great.
Encyclopedia of American Law, 3rd Edition, Volume 6: J to MA
This new edition, which replaces West's Encyclopedia of American Law, provides: - Current information on 5,000 legal topics in 14 volumes cover important issues - More than 60 brand-new entries and 2,000 revised articles - Biographies of interesting and influential people who have played a part in creating or shaping U.S. law, along with a portrait, a timeline and a quote from the biographee - Increased coverage of women and minorities - Definitions of legal terms and much more
Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American SongTin Pan Alley was a nickname given to an actual street in Manhattan (West Twenty-eighth Street between Broadway and Sixth Avenue) where many of the music publishers had their offices. Eventually, Tin Pan Alley became the generic term for publishers of popular American sheet music. These publishing businesses hired lyricists and composers to create popular songs and promoted these songs in their sheet-music form with attractive covers.