Unequaled in the amount of information contained within a single volume & designed as a narrative, it chronicles all the essential facts, from government & politics to science, thought & culture. The Encyclopedia is divided onto four parts: Part 1: "THE BASIC CHRONOLOGY" presents political & military events, beginning with the era of discovery. Part 2: "THE TOPICAL CHRONOLOGY" records the nonpolitical aspects of American life. A few of the topics covered in this section are the fine arts, religion, medicine, education, tv, radio, immigration, population, expansion & Supreme Court decisions. Part 3: "NOTABLE AMERICAN BIOGRAPHIES" contains profiles of influential Americans. Part 4: "THE STRUCTURE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT" includes tables of Presidents & their cabinets, party strength in Congress from 1789, & Supreme Court justices, as well as complete texts of the Declaration of Independence & the Constitution.

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