Miscellany

Abstract: Told more as stories than history lessons, the biographies in American National Biography, Supplement 2 recount the tales of all the different people who shaped America-leaders, composers, entertainers, entrepreneurs, writers, scientists, and outlaws. Each one written by an expert in the field and masterfully woven together to present the most accurate and up-to-date information, the entries bring forth a powerful narrative of America's past and some of the most important figures that went into its formation. As the second in a series, Supplement 2 includes a fascinating miscellany of 450 lives, ranging from 19th-century eccentric Joshua Abraham Norton who died in 1880, to President Reagan and Rodney Dangerfield, who died in 2004. Supplement 2 includes hundreds of figures of note from the past not included in the original edition of the ANB or Supplement 1. New biographies not in the original set as well as articles first published in the ANB Online are included in the Supplement. The result is hour after absorbing hour spent exploring the literary worlds of Ken Kesey and Eudora Welty, the music of Tito Puente and Perry Como, numerous statesmen and politicians and many, many others. With over 500 new listings, bibliographies after each entry, and a cumulative revised index of occupations and realms of renown, Supplement 2 continues the ANB tradition of bringing the people who have meant so much to this country to the forefront. Visit www.anb.org for more information

Abstract: List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Approaches and Methods - Literacy and Education - Production and Distribution - Chivalric Romances - Criminal Biography: Irish Highwaymen and James Freney - Time, Ritual and History: The Battle of Aughrim - The Catholic Reformation, Irish-Language Printing and Singing: The Pious Miscellany - 'Improving and Practical Literature' - Languages and Literacy - The Ideology of Status in Ireland - Popular Print and Popular Culture - Appendix: Editions of Text - Notes - Bibliography - Index