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Famous first facts : a record of first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American history.

For more than half a century, Famous First Facts has earned the accolades of reviewers and a place on library reference shelves nationwide. This new edition of the reference classic is updated and expanded with new entries reflecting the latest developments and discoveries, and newly organized for b...

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Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Ipswich, Massachusetts : Amenia, NY : The H.W. Wilson Company, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; Grey House Publishing, 2015.
Edition:	Seventh Edition.
Subjects:	Encyclopedias and dictionaries. United States > History > Miscellanea. United States. History. Miscellanea.

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