(the) Encyclopedia Americana

(the) Encyclopedia Americana
The Encyclopedia Americana [The Encyclopedia Americana]
a large US ↑encyclopedia, regularly revised. The first edition, in 13 volumes (1827–33), was created by Francis Lieber (1798–1972), a German teacher of politics who settled in the US in 1827. The modern edition contains 45 000 articles and is also published online.

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