Table of Contents

How to Use This Book. Contributors. Part One: Preparing Yourself. Part Two: Study Guide. Part Three: Midterms and Finals. Part Four: For Your Reference. Index.

About the Author

Alan Axelrod has a Ph.D. in English and is the author of numerous books including The Penguin Dictionary of American Folklore, The Macmillan Dictionary of Military Biography, Encyclopedia of the American West, and What Every American Should Know About American History. Previously, he served as publishing executive with the Henry Francis Winterthur Museum, Van Nostrand Reinhold, Abbeville Press, and Turner Publishing.