George Kurian

troduction Much has happened in the New World since the settlement of the Jamestown colony in Virginia in 1607. In almost 400 years, its population has grown to more than a quarter of a billion people, and many facets of American life—from the hamburger to jazz—have become part of worldwide...

NTC's Dictionary of the USA presents a good sampling of the famous and significant people, places, things, and ideas that signify the USA. The reader will find entries describing the people who made the country great as well as those remembered for their villainy, musical forms ranging from...