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American icons
an encyclopedia of the people, places, and things that have shaped our culture
By Hall, Dennis G. & Hall, Susan
- ISBN
- 978-0-27598-421-2
- Publisher
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2006.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2006
Gr 8-Up Arbitrary in content and drably utilitarian in design, this resource is unlikely to satisfy either serious researchers or casual browsers. Dozens of academics contributed signed, essay-length discussions of 125 people, objects, or products deemed to have affected this countrys culture in some profound way. The entries are shoehorned into a single alphabetical list (Alamo, Muhammad Ali, Amish, Antiperspirant). However, a Guide to Related Topics groups entries under headings such as Art and Architecture, Commerce, Consumers, and Marketing, and Home and Family...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
