* Dictionary of American History.(Book Review)(Brief Article)

3d ed. 10 vols. Scribner Reference: Gale Group. 2003. c.5500p. permanent paper. ed. by Stanley I. Kutler. illus. index. ISBN 0-684-80533-2. $995. REF

References such as the 1965 Encyclopaedia Brittanica or Scribner's Bicentennial-era Dictionary of American History (2d ed.) have inspired loyal readership for decades after their publication. Now in its third edition, the Scribner dictionary continues to grow, expanding from the six-volume first edition (1940) to the eight-volume second (1976) to a full ten. (Volume 9 consists entirely of original documents and period maps, while Volume 10 is an index.) The new set is 20 percent larger than the 1976 version, is …