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008			120531s2004 |||| |||||||||| | eng c
020			_a0028657497 (set hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_a0028657500 (v. 1 : alk. paper)
020			_a0028657519 (v. 2 : alk. paper)
020			_a0028657527 (v. 3 : alk. paper)
041	0		_aeng
245	0	0	_aMajor acts of Congress / _cBrian K. Landsberg, editor in chief.
260			_aNew York : _bMacmillan Reference USA : _bThomson/Gale, _c2004.
300			_a3 v. : _bill. ; _c29 cm.
500			_a"A selection of 262 significant laws, beginning with the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 and concluding with the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2002, these congressional acts are explained in detail and with historical context. The entries are well written and accessible to students and the general public. Contributors include legal scholars, practicing attorneys, economists, and political scientists. Same-page definitions of terms, sidebars and illustrations illuminating historical events, a glossary, and a timeline enhance this useful ready-reference work."--"Reference that rocks," American Libraries, May 2005.
505	0		_av. 1. A-E -- v. 2. F-M -- v. 3. N-Z.
650	1	4	_aLaw _zUnited States _vEncyclopedias.
700	1		_aLandsberg, Brian K.
942			_cBK
999			_c30693 _d30693