territories and possessions

An alphabetical presentation of brief statistics and pictorial information about each of the United States, as well as U.S. territories and possessions.

Discusses the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the North Mariana Islands. Includes maps, illustrated fact spreads, and other illustrated materials.

Introduces the major territorial possessions and commonwealths of the United States, all of which are islands. Includes Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Marianas, Guam, American Samoa, and others.

Explores the historical, political, economic, and military events surrounding Puerto Rico’s transition from a colony to a commonwealth.

Provides information about the five major U.S. overseas possessions, from their geography, history, and government to their economy, population demographics, and major cities.

Describes U.S. territorial expansion including Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands, Alaska and Hawaii, and examines the methods by which the nation acquired these territories.

An encyclopedic study of histories, traditions, resources, laws, and economic interests of the fifty states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Caribbean and Pacific dependencies, and the United States.

Each of the volumes contains articles about the history and geography of a region of the United States and its states, and its territories.

An introduction to the American territories in the Caribbean and Pacific. Includes Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Panama, Guam, Micronesia, Samoa and other islands.