Edition 2

Published by Thomson Gale

 

"Simply outstanding! This remarkable resource is an essential ingredient for all middle and secondary schools, and elementary libraries should look carefully at this resource for fourth and fifth graders."  The Social Studies Educator (http://edla.aum.edu) (March 2000)

• Mother Theresa. Princess Diana. Tom Clancy. Johnnie Cochran. Betty Shabazz. These are just a few of the people you'll find biographical information on in the Encyclopedia of World Biography. Originally published in 1973 by McGraw Hill, this 17-vol. authoritative set is entirely revised and updated - the first complete revision in 25 years. Here's what you'll find in this admired biographical reference source:

• 17 volumes with almost 7,000 entries -- 40 percent more than the 1973 set

• Approximately 400 new entries -- with more multicultural coverage

• Thousands of high-resolution photographs -- designed to produce clearer photocopies

• Updated entries and bibliographies -- includes new developments since the last edition as well as newly discovered facts and interpretations of historical figures

• Easy-to-use page format -- straightforward reference to satisfy students and patrons

• Multi-access, consolidated index -- makes it easier to search than ever before

• And much more