“In only two volumes, it contains knowledge filling six to twenty volumes in other works of reference.”
— Library Journal
“There is no better reference work for teachers and pupils”
—Grade School Teacher
The Lincoln Library of Essential Information has been a trusted reference for over 75 years. Millions of users have relied on its authoritative articles to enrich their knowledge of the world and locate essential facts and figures.
Students from elementary school to college find its well-written articles the perfect first or second source for homework assignments on everything from accounting to zoology.
Think of it as a jump-start for student research.
For web researchers overwhelmed by the thousands of hits generated by search engines, this concise, two-volume set is a great place to start their research. Illustrated with tables, graphs, and pictures, its core articles provide a quick and comprehensive introduction to the subject. Accompanying each article are carefully selected sources for further study (web sites, books, periodicals) that help point the way to in-depth study.
Here’s a sampling of the eclectic content you’ll find:
- Abdications through History
- Aeronautics and Space Exploration
- Festivals and Holidays
- Games and Sports
- Heroic Deeds and Exploits
- Intelligence Tests
- Literary Plots, Characters, and Allusions
- Mathematics
- Music
- Mythology
- Sobriquets and Nicknames
- Symbolism of Flowers and Gemstones
- Voting Requirements by State
- Word Building and Usage
- Zoology
The chapters in Volume 1—the experts who built the Lincoln Library called them “Departments”—cover nearly every subject of general interest today. Turn to the Lincoln Library with questions on literature, mythology, world history, American history, government, sociology, psychology, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, mathematics, marketing, and finance (to name a few). The special dictionaries accompanying most chapters alone offer more information than many A to Z encyclopedias.
Volume 2 contains biographical profiles of over 15,000 notable people from every walk of life: performers, writers, scientists, athletes, business leaders, saints and sinners. Articles on the most frequently researched people, like Albert Einstein, Malcolm X, and Madam Curie are given enhanced coverage, providing students with most of the information needed for the typical school reports.
