Encyclopedia of American Social History
- ISBN-10
- 0684192462
- ISBN-13
- 9780684192468
- Pages
- 2653
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Authors
- Elliott J. Gorn, Mary Kupiec Cayton, Peter W. Williams
Description
Scholarly essays discuss such aspects of American social life and culture as sexual orientation, slavery, racism, and alcoholism
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