The Riverside Dictionary Of Biography: A comprehensive Reference Covering 10,000 of the World's Most Important People, From Ancient Times To The Present Day

Editors of The American Heritage

ISBN 10: 0618493379 / ISBN 13: 9780618493371

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2005

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9.20 X 7 X 2.10 inches; 867 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Riverside Dictionary Of Biography: A comprehensive Reference Covering 10,000 of the World's Most Important People, From Ancient Times To The Present Day
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0618493379
• ISBN 13: 9780618493371
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Printing: First Edition; First
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

An authoritative resource offering concise profiles of more than ten thousand of the world's most important people features information on individuals from ancient times to the present day and representing a wide range of fields of endeavor, furnishing details on birth and death dates, full name, nationality, occupation, and accomplishments, as well as thousands of cross references and brief quotations.

About the Author

The Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries and of other reference titles published by Houghton Mifflin Company are trained lexicographers with a varied array of interests and expertise. Most of the editors hold graduate degrees and have studied at least one foreign language. Several have degrees in linguistics or in the history of the English language. Others have degrees in science or sometimes other disciplines. All the editors familiarize themselves with the vocabulary in specific subject areas, collect materials on new developments and usage, and work in association with consultants to ensure that the content of our publications is as accurate and as up-to-date as possible.