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A Dictionary For The Modern Flutist

Black Authors And Illustrators Of Books For Children And Young Adults

Short Story Writers

  • Short Story Writers
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    edited by Charles E. May
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    Book, Rev. ed, Salem Press, 2008
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    This is a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the most often studied short story writers from around the world.The 146 authors, and 800 works covered in this set reflect the range and diversity of nineteenth and twentieth century short-story writing. and Analysis, the main body of the text, is a detailed examination of the author’s short-story writing that usually includes three or four subheaded sections focusing on individual stories that help explain the author’s work.Volume 3 concludes with a glossary of more than 150 terms and techniques commonly used in the study of short fiction and a comprehensive index. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Encyclopedia Of Asian-American Literature

Notable American Novelists

  • Notable American Novelists
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    edited by Carl Rollyson
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    Book, Rev. ed, Salem Press, 2008
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    This new edition of “Notable American Novelists” presents biographical sketches and analytical overviews of 145 of the best-known American and Canadian writers of long fiction from the 19th and 20th centuries, arranged alphabetically by name. “Other literary forms” then briefly describes genres other than long fiction in which the writer has worked, and an “Achievements” section encapsulates the author’s central contribution and notes major honors and awards. Following “Analysis” is a categorized list, “Other major works,” that provides titles and dates of works the author has written in genres other than long fiction, including plays, poetry, short fiction, and nonfiction. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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The First American Women Architects

  • The First American Women Architects
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    Sarah Allaback
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    Book, University of Illinois Press, 2008
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    By 1920, there were over two hundred women practicing architecture in the United States, actively working on major design and building projects before they were even given the right to vote. Many of these remarkable women have never before appeared in any other history, making The First American Women Architects a unique and invaluable reference for students and scholars interested in women’s history and architecture. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Bartlett’s Book Of Anecdotes

World Authors, 2000-2005

The Oxford Dictionary Of Saints

One Day In History–September 11, 2001

Latino Athletes

Virginia Immigrants And Adventurers, 1607-1635 : A Biographical Dictionary

  • Virginia Immigrants And Adventurers, 1607-1635 : A  Biographical Dictionary
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    Martha W. McCartney
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    Book, Genealogical Pub. Co, 2007
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    McCartney conveys the basics about many of these original colonists: their origins, the names of the ships they sailed on, the names of the “hundreds” and “plantations” they inhabited, the names of their spouses and children, their occupations and their position in the colony, their relationships with fellow colonists and Indian neighbors, their living conditions as far as can be ascertained from documentary sources, their ownership of land, the dates and circumstances of their death, and a host of fascinating, sometimes incidental details about their personal lives, all gathered together in the handy format of a biographical dictionary. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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Halliwell’s Who’s Who In The Movies

An African Biographical Dictionary

The Oxford Dictionary Of American Art And Artists

  • The Oxford Dictionary Of American Art And Artists
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    Ann Lee Morgan
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    Book, Oxford University Press, 2007
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    Morgan offers razor-sharp entries on sculptors ranging from Alexander Calder to Louise Nevelson, on photographers such as Berenice Abbott, Man Ray, Walker Evans, and Ansel Adams, and on contemporary installation artists, including video master Bill Viola. Beautifully written, filled with fascinating historical background and penetrating insight, The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists is an essential one-volume resource for art lovers everywhere. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)
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