An inspirational collection of stories from great Americans includes the wisdom and insight of Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Helen Gurley Brown, Andy Rooney, and others on notable Americans whose contributions are are much undervalued, including Christopher Isherwood, Albert Jay Nock, Sequoyah, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Emma Goldman, and Fairfield Porter. 30,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Covers geography, politics, religion, commerce, disease, art, and daily life during the Middle Ages

Product Description: Published under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies The 20-volume set records the lives of 19,173 celebrated women and men who have made significant contributions to American life. Included are 19,173 biographies covering peoples who died through 1980 in 10 base volumes and 10 supplements...read more