Overview
This gazetteer will be useful for identifying the population of any city or town in the West throughout its history and for showing patterns of growth for historical or planning studies...a useful tool for the study of the interplay between population and other factors in the growth of the west. To a demographer its carefully arrayed numbers must be as beautiful as the carefully arrayed dots of color in a pointillist masterpiece are to an art connoisseur. - RETTIG ON REFERENCE ...No other source gathers all these data in one place...Tables are clear and easy to read. All libraries with a need for historical population figures will want this book. - CHOICE
Full Product Details
Author: Riley Moffat
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 22.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 28.80cm
Weight: 1.152kg
ISBN: 9780810830332
ISBN 10: 0810830337
Pages: 355
Publication Date: 18 June 1996
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Awaiting stock
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Reviews
...a useful tool for the study of the interplay between population and other factors in the growth of the west. To a demographer its carefully arrayed numbers must be as beautiful as the carefully arrayed dots of color in a pointillist masterpiece are to an art connoisseur. Rettig On Reference This work will prove to be very useful reference book. It is recommended for all large public and academic collections. Waml Information Bulletin ...this is a convenient compilation of data... American Reference Books Annual No other source gathers all these data in one place...Tables are clear and easy to read. All libraries with a need for historical population figures will want this book. CHOICE We are all indebted to librarian Riley Moffat, who has compiled this fascinating volume...a useful reference work...Moffat's publication will help us understand and cope with the rising issues relating to overpopulation, now that the U.S. is recognized as the third most populous nation in the world, after India and China. Journal Of The West ...useful work...easy to read and understand... Western Historical Quarterly
...a useful tool for the study of the interplay between population and other factors in the growth of the west. To a demographer its carefully arrayed numbers must be as beautiful as the carefully arrayed dots of color in a pointillist masterpiece are to an art connoisseur. Rettig On Reference This work will prove to be very useful reference book. It is recommended for all large public and academic collections. Waml Information Bulletin ...this is a convenient compilation of data... Arba No other source gathers all these data in one place...Tables are clear and easy to read. All libraries with a need for historical population figures will want this book. Choice We are all indebted to librarian Riley Moffat, who has compiled this fascinating volume...a useful reference work...Moffat's publication will help us understand and cope with the rising issues relating to overpopulation, now that the U.S. is recognized as the third most populous nation in the world, after India and China. Journal Of The West ...useful work...easy to read and understand... Western Historical Quarterly
Author Information
Riley Moffat is Senior Librarian and Head of Reference, Joseph F. Smith Library, Brigham Young University, Hawaii Campus, Laie, HI, where he also teaches geography.
