american national biography

  PURPOSE:
• The American Council of Learned Societies saw the "need to replace
  the Dictionary of American Biography."
  
• "The ANB was conceived as the successor of the DAB."

  AUTHORITY:
• Oxford Unviersity Press is a reputable reference book publisher

  TABLE of CONTENTS:
• index of subjects
  
• index of contributors
  
• index by places of birth in the United States
  
• index by occupations and realms of renown

  PLEASE READ THE PREFACE!

  REFERENCE QUESTIONS:

• Who is William Miller?
  
• Look for Henry Ford, what was his career path, achievements and
  contributions?
  
• What are the titles of Edgar Parks Snow books about China?

  
  

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