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Formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).
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History in Dispute Series
American Decades: Primary Sources
Contemporary Literary Criticism
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Encyclopedia of World Biography 2nd ed. (Gale)
Encyclopedia articles for background information.
Profiles on individuals from "Current Biography" and "World Authors," and other sources.
