Featuring over 250 entries on important American activists and social leaders from colonial times to the present, this A-Z biographical dictionary is composed of entries on figures who have been at the head of social reform and, to a lesser extent, those who have directed reactionary movements.

American Writers focuses on the rich diversity of American novelists, short story writers, poets, dramatists, essayists, and nonfiction writers whose reputations were built on the literary merit of their writing. Providing a genuine cross-section of these major literary genres, this book includes biographical profiles of writers from colonial times to the present and from all major literary movements. literary greats, with special effort made to include writers who have not often been represented in major reference works of this kind. Complementing the clear and engaging text are three...

"This volume is worthy of inclusion in reference collections of public, academic, and high-school libraries. Its content is wide-ranging and its entries provide interesting reading." Booklist

"A concise introduction to American inventors and entrepreneurs, recommended for academic and public libraries." Choice

American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries, Revised Edition profiles more than 300 important Americans from colonial times to the present. Featuring such inventors and entrepreneurs as Thomas Edison, this revised resource provides in-depth information on robber...