A Cultural Encyclopedia of the 1850s in America

by Robert L. Gale

The 1850s were a particularly fruitful and eventful period in American history, a time of unrest and preparation for change. This reference work provides a thorough record of the cultural happenings in America during that period. The volume is divided into several sections. It begins with a chronology that presents the events of the 1850s in capsule form year by year. A list of entries follows. The encyclopedia that comes after the list of entries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313285241
• ISBN13: 9780313285240
• Release Date: October 1993
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.6"