Long the standard source for quantitative indicators of American history, a new edition of Historical Statistics of the United States is something that reference librarians, historians, and social scientists have long awaited. Not since the Bicentennial Edition was published in 1975 has new data and material been available. Utilizing information from the 2000 Census, this essential reference has been updated for the new millennium providing rich materials for both contemporary and historical researchers. This is a monumental work of collaborative scholarship providing a comprehensive compendium of statistics from over 1,000 sources recording every aspect of the history of the United States from population to prices; from voting patterns to Vietnam veterans; from energy to education; from abortions to zinc and everything in between. Over 80 scholars have contributed their efforts and expertise to select, assemble, and document the data, to write the introductory essays, and to analyze the material.
Volume I, 800 pages: Part I. Population: Population Characteristics; Vital Statistics; Internal Migration; International Migration; Family and Household Composition; Cohorts; American Indians; Volume II, 898 pages: Part II. Work and Welfare: Labor; Slavery; Education; Health; Economic Inequality and Poverty; Social Insurance and Public Assistance; Nonprofit, Voluntary, and Religious Entities; Volume III, 864 pages: Part III. Economic Structure and Performance: National Income and Product; Business Fluctuations and Cycles; Prices; Consume Expenditures; Saving, Capital, and Wealth; Geography and the Environment; Science, Technology, and Productivity; Business Organization; Financial Markets and Institutions; Volume IV, 1056 pages: Part IV. Economic Sectors: Agriculture, Natural Resource Industries; Construction, Housing, and Mortgages; Manufacturing; Distribution; Transportation; Communications; Services and Utilities; Volume V, 816 pages: Part V. Governance and International Relations: Government Finance and Employment; Elections and Politics; Crime, Law Enforcement, and Justice; National Defense, Wars, Armed Forces, and Veterans; International Trade and Exchange Rates; Outlying Areas; Colonial Statistics; Confederate States of America.
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