アメリカ金ぴか時代歴史辞典<br>Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age

アメリカ金ぴか時代歴史辞典
Historical Dictionary of the Gilded Age

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  • 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 600 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780765603319
  • DDC分類 973.803

基本説明

This concise and authoritative dictionary is the definitive single-volume reference on the period. With more than 1,400 articles - all signed and written by top scholars, including and introduction by Vincent de Santis, and arranged in A-to-Z format.

Full Description


This concise dictionary is a comprehensive reference to the colorful period that marks the emergence of the US as a modern nation. Stretching roughly from 1877 to 1901, the Gilded Age was an era noted for extremes - vast fortunes and booming cities on the one hand; widespread poverty on the other.

Contents

Foreword by Vincent de Santis; Introduction; A-to-Z Entries; Appendices: Presidents; Vice-Presidents; Cabinet Members; First Ladies; Congressional Leaders; Supreme Court Justices; Territorial Delegates; Foreign Ministers; Election Resul Bibliography