Presents a statistical profile of the U.S. in twenty-three selected areas from 1776 to 2005, with projections in some areas extended to 2010, covering topics such as population, labor, agriculture, government, and consumer income and expenditures.
Presents a chronology of the most significant literary works in all genres throughout history, the births and deaths of important authors, and literary and world events, and provides brief biographies of the authors included.
