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Sponsored by the Society of American Historians and edited by eminent historians John Garraty and Eric Foner, The Reader's Companion to American History offers entries covering the critical events, issues and individuals that have shaped American History.

Entries include brief descriptions, longer interpretative essays, and hundreds of thematic articles that provide a fresh, engaging approach to the exploration of the past. Students, teachers, and history aficionados will all find The Reader's Companion to American History a useful source of quick reference and background articles.

While other resources focus on different aspects of this century, such as the Civil War or immigration, this is the first truly comprehensive treatment to cover all aspects of 19th century history: population, politics and government, economy and work, society and culture, religion, social problems and reform, everyday life, and foreign policy are explored in many A-to-Z articles. Complete with more than 400 illustrations and maps, this set includes an exhaustive year-by-year chronology, original documents, and tables.