Produced by ABC-CLIO and edited by Gregory Fremont-Barnes, the three-volume set is the ultimate basic reference for students of this period. If you want to give or receive a major reference work on the period, this is the one to get.
This encyclopedia was rated "highly recommended" by the library journal, Choice. It was one of the Library Journal's "Best Reference Books" for 2006. The Pennsylvania School Librarians' Association picked it as a "Pennsylvania Young Adult Top Forty" reference selection. Five stars on Amazon. Signed by the author.