Americana

Americana

Americana term used to describe material printed in or about the Americas, or written by Americans; usually restricted to the formative period in the history of the two continents. Thus the letter written by Columbus in 1493 in which he announces the discovery of the Indies is the earliest item. Early American books are also important Americana. The New York Public Library has one of several major collections.

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Americana

Americana, São Paulo/Brazil Vila Americana Founded by immigrants from the Confederate States of America (the eleven southern states that left the Union between 1860 and 1865) in 1868 as ‘American Town’. Vila was dropped in 1938.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Americana." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Americana

A·mer·i·ca·na / əˌmeriˈkänə; -ˈkanə/ • pl. n. things associated with the culture and history of America, esp. the United States.

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"Americana." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Pax Americana

Pax Americana the impact of U.S. military, economic, and political power since 1945 which has restrained the outbreak of either a nuclear war or a general global war.

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"Pax Americana." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Americana

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