Harvard Guide to American History E 178 F784 REF Volume 1, arranged by topic, emphasizes economic, social and cultural areas. Volume 2, arranged chronologically, covers political and diplomatic history. The second part looks at special subject areas and is useful for locating bibliographies and useful reference works in these areas. Atlases Historical atlases that depict geographic regions as they appeared at a given historical period are another useful source of information. Historical Atlas of the United States G 1201 S1 N3 REF Chronological sections summerize the events, actions and ideas according to the time period.
Thematic sections examine the land, people, boundaries, economy, networks and communities.
Includes maps from the time of the discovery of America until 1984. Statistics Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970. This source contains a wide range of economic, social and political data from colonial times until 1970. There are also annotations within the text that can act as a guide to more detailed sources. This source focuses on data compiled for the census for state-level population, agriculture and manufacturing for the fifty states and the District of Columbia.