The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies, Containing an Entire Translation of the Spanish Work of ... A. de Alcedo, with Large Additions ... by G. A. Thompson.

Publisher Marketing: Title: The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West Indies, containing an entire translation of the Spanish work of ... A. de Alcedo, with large additions ... by G. A. Thompson. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view of the world. Topics include health, education, economics, agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Alcedo, Antonio; Thompson, George; 1812-15. 5 vol.; 4 . 146.d.15-19. Contributor Bio:  Thompson, George George J. Thompson, Ph. D., is a former English professor and a black bet master of karate. He created and crash-tested verbal judo when he was a police officer on an urban beat. He is now a popular lecturer and lives -in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jerry B. Jenkins was most recently the co-author of Miracle Mon. The Nolan Ryan Story.