Encyclopedia of the new American nation  the emergence of the United States, 1754-1829 /  [electronic resource] : 
Paul Finkelman, editor in chief. 
 - Detroit, Mich. :  Charles Scribner's Sons,  c2006. 
 - 1 online resource (3 v.) :  ill. 
 - Gale virtual reference library .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>v. 1. Abolition of slavery in the North to exploration and explorers -- v. 2. Fairs to poverty -- v. 3. Presbyterians to Yorktown, battle of. 
<br/><br/> A three-volume survey of the formative years of the United States, starting just prior to the American Revolution and ending with the inauguration of Andrew Jackson in 1829. Presents 671 alphabetically arranged entries focusing on the major political markers and milestones, as well as the art, music, literature and daily life, of this period. For secondary and college students, researchers, and general readers. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780684314693 (electronic book) 068431469X (electronic book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Encyclopedias.<br/>United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Encyclopedias.<br/>United States--History--1783-1865--Encyclopedias.