21st Century Essential Guide to American History Recorded in 117 Editions of the Statistical Abstract of the United States, 1878 through 2005, the Complete National Data Book on Social and Economic Conditions in the United States of America plus 34 Major

This unparalleled electronic book on two DVD-ROMs provides complete reproductions of every posted edition of the official U.S. Census Bureau Statistical Abstract of the United States - from the original edition issued for 1878 through the latest edition for 2004-05. There are 117 editions reproduced in the easy-to-use Adobe Acrobat PDF format. This indispensable collection provides an authoritative source of data on the history of the USA! The files represent over 8 gigabytes of material. Years include: 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1944-45, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982-3, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004-5, plus the special edition covering Colonial Times to 1970.

The Abstract is one of the most valuable reference works available today, with hundreds of tables and charts, making it the best known and most popular single source of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of our great nation. The Abstract has been published since 1878 and serves as a convenient, easy-to-use reference source. It provides an extensive selection of statistics for the United States, with selected data for States, metropolitan areas, cities, and foreign countries from reports and records of government and private agencies. The Census Bureau declares that the Statistical Abstract is "the government's most important statistical factbook - great for students, libraries, research organizations, or home reference."

This disc also includes a virtual federal reference bookshelf of 34 vital and interesting core federal documents with over 40,000 pages of extraordinary material: CIA WORLD FACTBOOKS – plus Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments, CIA Factbook on Intelligence. HISTORIC AND FOUNDING DOCUMENTS – Constitution; Declaration of Independence; Emancipation Proclamation 1863. GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS AND CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS. U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUALS – 1997 through 2004-2005. U.S. GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL AND ANNUAL REPORTS.

This incredible set of two DVD-ROMs has over 146,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. (The material on this disc is also published under another title, ISBN 1592484417.)

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