Dictionary of American History: With the Complete Text of the Constitution of the United States

...a most useful, reliable, and well-done source of information on all aspects of American history...a standard, basic work which is most highly recommended. -- (Library Journal on the 8-volume parent set) . This classic work contains 6,200 articles on everything from Baseball to Indian Reservations to the CIA; every event, object, issue, place and concept that shaped American history from pre-Columbian times to the present. Revised set published in 1975. A Supplement to the set (also available separately) was published in 1996, and is now part of this set. 8 volumes plus 2-volume supplement