Ask at Reference Desk. Contains nearly 33,000 articles with pictures, maps, graphical timelines, and other features including a comprehensive index. 9th rev., 5th ed. Ask at Reference Desk. Displays maps of any part of the United States from general to specific, in increasing detail.
Geographic information is compiled from public and private sources.
Data include elevation, roads, points of interest, railroads, and street names. Contains references to the publications of U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. Congress. Covers bills, laws, agency studies, fact sheets, maps, handbooks, and other documents. Subjects include agriculture, economics, education, energy, public affairs, law, consumer issues, health, and the environment. The database contains information from the printed Masterplots series, and provides essays for theme, plot, style, and characters for more than 12,000 works of literature.