The Biography Book: A Reader's Guide to Nonfiction, Fictional, and Film Biographies of More Than 500 of the Most Fascinating...
- ISBN-10
- 1573562564
- ISBN-13
- 9781573562560
- Category
- Biography
- Pages
- 629
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Greenwood Publishing Group
- Author
- Daniel S. Burt
Description
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that identify and assess the biographical materials available on over five hundred notable historical figures, listing autobiography and primary sources, recommended biographies and juvenile biographies, other biographical studies, biographical novels, fictional portraits, and biographical films and theatrical adaptations.
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- 2001-02-28
- 636 pages
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