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This book is the first to gather in a single volume concise biographies of the most eminent men and women in the history of American law. Encompassing a wide ra

The acclaimed Dictionary of African Historical Biography, the only single-volume biographical work on Sub-Saharan African history, has been expanded and updated

This series of publications aims to fill the gaps in our history, highlighting in particular the significant roles played by black leaders form all walks of lif

"From the earliest records relating to Virginia, we learn the basics about many of these original colonists: their origins, the names of the ships they sailed o