Download or read book The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia written by Paul Legasse and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 1994 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to provide the most current information available in all fields of knowledge in a compact, portable volume, The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia is created in the United States for the particular reference needs of Ameri can readers. 210 maps, 145 diagrams, 37 tables, 100 b&w photographs.