Editors: Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
Publication Year: 1997
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-0-395-86448-7
Category: Geography
Book Status: Available
The geographic entries provide detailed capsule histories for nations, regions, empires and major cities from early historical times to the present. Concise descriptions are given for thousands of smaller cities and communities. In addition, the Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography also covers physical geography, with entries for mountain ranges and peaks, deserts, major bodies of water, and other physical features around the globe.