To be included in the 24-volume set of ANB (1999), a person had to have died before 1996; the first supplement adds 400 biographies, primarily of people who died between 1996 and early 2001. Among those making their first appearance in ANB are George Burns, Eldridge Cleaver, Greer Garson, Barbara Jordan, Stanley Kubrick, and Walter Payton. Some individuals (Jean-Michel Basquiat, Diamond Jim Brady, Eliot Ness) missing from the original volumes have also been added. The "Index by Occupations and Realms of Renown" has been slightly reformatted and encompasses entries from both the supplement and its parent set. RBB
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Review
Praise for ANB Supplement 1: "Picking up where the American National Biography left off...Supplement 1 maintains the ANB's format and quality throughout....Every library holding ANB will want Supplement 1; those lacking the original set should reconsider."—Choice
"Politicians, entertainers, writers, scientists and outlaws who have helped shape our nation are depicted in this excellent massive work. Highly Recommended."--History Media Review
Hardcover: 848 pages Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Library Ed edition (May 12, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0195222024 ISBN-13: 978-0195222029
