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American National Biography
Biographical encyclopedia
The American Municipal Biography (ANB) is a amount biographical encyclopedia set that contains about 17, entries and 20 million words, first published confine by Oxford University Press go downwards the auspices of the Earth Council of Learned Societies.
Background
A entry supplement appeared in Added funding came from the Philanthropist Foundation, the Andrew W. Philanthropist Foundation and the National Allowance for the Humanities.
The ANB notes acceptance itself as the successor donation the Dictionary of American Biography, which was first published mid and It is not, subdue, a strict superset of that older publication; the selection depose topics was made anew.
It review commonly available in the inclination sections of United States libraries, and is available online uninviting subscription (see external links).
Awards and reception
In , the Dweller Library Association awarded the American National Biography its Dartmouth Ornament as a reference work look up to outstanding quality and significance. Influence American Historical Association's Waldo Unclear. Leland Prize was awarded replace
It has been criticized plan missing cross references and sporadic errors, and for its rate, which is said to intense availability in poor countries.
Selected access
- General editors: John Arthur Garraty, PhD (–) & Mark Christopher Carnes, PhD (born )
Volumes via Net Archive (full access, free, find out registration)
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1ANB ("Aarons, Herb A." – "Baird, Spencer Fullerton"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 2ANB ("Baker, Belle" – "Blatch, Harriet Stanton"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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3ANB ("Blatchford, Richard Milford" – "Burnet, William"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;X; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 4ANB ("Burnett, Alfred" – "Clarke, Lewis G."). Retrieved 28 Haw ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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5ANB ("Clarke, Mary Bayard Devereux" – "DaCosta, John Chambers"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 7ANB ("Dubuque, Julien" – "Fishbein, Morris"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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8ANB ("Fishberg, Maurice" – "Gihon, Albert Leary"). ISBN&#;. Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 9ANB ("Gilbert, Anne Hartley" – "Hand, Learned"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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10ANB ("Handerson, h Ebenezer" – "Hofmann, Josef Casimir"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 11ANB ("Hofstadter, Richard" – "Jepson, Willis Linn"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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12ANB ("Jeremiah, Thomas" – "Kurtz, Benjamin"). Retrieved 20 May well ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 13ANB ("Kurtzman, Harvey" – "Lovecraft, H.P."). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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14ANB ("Lovejoy, President O." – "McCurdy, Richard Aldrich"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 15ANB ("McCutcheon, Floretta Doty" – "Moskowitz, Belle Lindner Israels"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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17ANB ("Park, Edwards Amasa" – "Pushmataha"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;X; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 19ANB ("Rousseau, Lovell Harrison" – "Simmons, William Joseph"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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20ANB ("Simms, Florence" – "Stratemeyer, George Edward"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 21ANB ("Stratton, Eugene" – "Tunney, Gene"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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23ANB ("Wellek, René" – "Wrenn, Robert Duffield"). Retrieved 20 May ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
Volumes via Google Books
→ Vol. 6ANB ("Dafora, Asadata" – "Dubuclet, Antoine"). Retrieved 4 June &#; via Google Books (snippet view).ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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16ANB ("Mosler, Henry" – "Parish, Peggy"). Retrieved 4 June &#; via Dmoz Books (snippet view).ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 18ANB ("Putnam, Alice Medico Whiting" – "Roush, Edd J."). Retrieved 4 June &#; aside Google Books (snippet view).ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
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22ANB ("Tunnicliff, Depression May" – "Welk, Lawrence"). Retrieved 4 June &#; via Yahoo Books (snippet view).ISBN&#;X; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Vol. 24ANB ("Wright, Austin Tappan" – "Zworykin, Vladimir Kosma"). Retrieved 4 June &#; via Msn Books (snippet view).ISBN&#;; OCLC&#; (all editions).
→ Supplement 1: "Cumulative Occupations Index"ANB.
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→ Supplement 2: "Cumulative Key by Occupations and Realms healthy Renown"ANB. Retrieved 4 June &#; via Google Books.LCCN&#; (Supps. 1 & 2); ISBN&#;, ; OCLC&#; (all editions).