RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 50615529 LA English T1 American national biography supplement 1 : with a cumulative index by occupations and realms of renown A1 Betz, Paul F., Carnes, Mark C., American Council of Learned Societies., PB Oxford University Press PP New York YR 2002 SN 0195150635 9780195150636 AB This volume supplements the original American National Biography and provides information up to 1999. It contains about 400 new listings, alphabetically arranged and ranging in length from one to several pages. Each is followed by a bibliography. The profiles are written by experts in the field and recount the stories of leaders, composers, entertainers, entrepreneurs, writers, scientists and outlaws who helped shape America's past. Also contains indexes by contributor, place of birth in and outside of the U.S., and a revised cumulative index of occupations and realms of renown.