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Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Biography and Genealogy Master Index contains citations that point to over 15 million biographies on nearly 5 million people, living and deceased, from all time periods, geographical locations, and fields of endeavor.

Notable American Women : A Biographical Dictionary by Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Call Number: Ebook CT3260 .N5725 2004eb
Publication Date: 2004
American National Biography by John A. Garraty (Editor); Mark C. Carnes (Editor)
Call Number: CT213 .A68 1999
ISBN: 0195206355
Publication Date: 1999-01-21
The Cambridge dictionary of American Biography by Bowman, John Stewart
Call Number: REF CT213 .C36 1996
Publication Date: 1996
The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography by Johnson, Curt and Bongard, David
Call Number: REF U51 .D87 1995
Publication Date: 1995

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