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Subject encyclopedias are useful for obtaining overviews of topics in a particular subject area or field of study. The following titles are recommended sources on U.S. Economic History:
Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History, Second Edition"Designed to answer such key questions as: How has the U.S. Constitution shaped the economy of the United States? What were the consequences of Prohibition on consumers behavior? This title presents 1,000 entries, era overviews, event/movement profiles, biographies, business/industry profiled, geographic profiles, and more" (publisher)
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History by Joel Mokyr (Editor)"International in scope and spanning all time periods of human history, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History includes 900 original articles by noted scholars from more than thirty-five countries. Articles range from 500-word entries on inventors, theoreticians, and industry leaders to overarching, 8,000-word essays on markets, industries, and labor. With coverage ranging from accounting and advertising to zoning and zoos, this landmark works stands at the busy intersection of history and the social sciences".
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Publication Date: 2003
The Oxford Companion to United States History by Paul S. Boyer (Editor)"With over 1,400 entries written by some 900 historians and other scholars, it illuminates not only America's political, diplomatic, and military history, but also social, cultural, and intellectual trends; science, technology, and medicine; the arts; and religion" (publisher).