The Great American History Fact-Finder: The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of American History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780618439416)

Completely revised and expanded with 200 new entries, The Great American History Fact-Finder covers a wide spectrum of American history and culture, including political events, military history, sports, arts, entertainment, landmark legislation, and business. Here is essential information on everything from the Mayflower to space exploration, from the dot-com boom and bust to the Stanley Cup. The book's 2,200 concise entries, arranged from A to Z, bring our nation's past into sharp focus while also offering just plain useful facts about the well known and not so well known:

- Who ran on the campaign slogan "Don't swap horses in midstream"?
- In what year was the Super Bowl first played?
- Where did the westbound and eastbound tracks of the transcontinental railroad meet?
- When did events at Yalta, the Bay of Pigs, and Kent State take place?
- What did the swimmer Gertrude Ederle achieve in 1926?

Author: Ted Yanak, Pam Cornelison
ISBN-10: 0618439412
ISBN-13: 9780618439416
Publisher: Mariner Books
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2004
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.50d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2005 pg. 215
Kliatt 09/01/2004 pg. 46
Choice 01/01/2005 pg. 836