Historical Statistics of the United States on CD-ROM: Colonial Times to 1970 - Bicentennial Edition [CD-ROM]

Susan B Carter (Editor), Scott Sigmund Gartner (Editor), Michael R. Haines (Editor), Alan L. Olmstead (Editor), Richard Sutch (Editor), Gavin Wright (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521585414 | ISBN-13: 978-0521585415 | Publication Date: August 13, 1997 | Edition: Cdr

First published by the Bureau of the Census in two large volumes, Historical Statistics is an essential tool for economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists, demographers, teachers, policy makers, and business people. Cambridge University Press presents a valuable electronic version of this classic. Edited by a team of scholars, librarians, and computer experts, this excellently designed CD-ROM greatly enhances access to the rich historical data on American society contained in this work. It also stands as a model for electronic reference tools. No other source provides such a wide range of authoritative, fully-documented data in such an easily accessible form. On CD-ROM the complete text and all tables of Historical Statistics will be accessible by a few key strokes. System Requirements: PC: 386 or later; Windows 3.1+; 8 MB of ram; double-speed CD-ROM drive. Macintosh: System 7 or later; 4 MB of ram; double-speed CD-ROM drive.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Historical Statistics of the United States...contains an indispensable collection of data on every conceivable subject in American history, from population shifts to economic production, motor vehicle deaths to sources of energy." Eric Foner, Professor of History, Columbia University

"Availability of these data on CD-ROM is a great asset to those who use data from the printed version of Historical Statistics of the United States from Colonial Times to 1970." EH.NET Electronic Review

"Recommended for libraries whose readers will benefit from having these data in electronic form." Choice

"A feature which makes the CD-ROM version of Historical Statistics superior to the printed edition in a way that may be important to many historians is the facility with which information can be transferred electronically. For these services to scholarship and teaching, all those concerned with the study of history have considerable reason to be grateful." Canadian Jrnl of History

Book Description

First published by the Bureau of the Census in two large volumes, Historical Statistics is an essential tool for economists, historians, political scientists, sociologists, demographers, teachers, policy makers, and business people. No other source provides such a wide range of authoritative, fully-documented data in such an easily accessible form. On CD-ROM the complete text and all tables of Historical Statistics will be accessible by a few key strokes.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 1 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; Cdr edition (August 13, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521585414
• ISBN-13: 978-0521585415
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 ounces
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