Download or read book A Dictionary of American History written by Thomas L. Purvis and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1997-05-05 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is concise, easy -to-use guide to the individuals, peoples, parties, movements, events, decisions and wars that have shaped the history of the United States.