Product Details
ISBN: 9780395437483
Category: General
Format: Hardback
Publication Date: 1990-04-01
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin (trade)
Illustrations: illustrations
Country of origin: United States
Pages: 586
Dimensions (mm): 250x206x51mm
Weight: 1050g
The Dictionary Of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs To Know
The authors define the people, places, sayings, and ideas that form the common heritage of all literate Americans. They explain the cultural meaning of each entry and show the intricate interweaving of relationships that forms our cultural base. 300 illustrations, maps, charts.