Synopses & Reviews
An indispensable item in any modern professional or personal library, the
Atlas of the United States offers a closer look at the oldest, richest, and most populous country on the continent. Opening with two pages of the latest statistics, this atlas provides a broad overview of a multicultural and diverse nation taking its first steps into a new century. The heart of this comprehensive volume is a unique thematic section covering physical, historic, urban, economic, social, and cultural topics ranging from environmental change to religious practice, and indigenous peoples to migration patterns. Accompanied by a balanced combination of informative text and instructive charts and graphs, these newly drawn maps seek to explain the dynamic forces shaping the United States of America.
The thematic section is followed by a spectacular two-page satellite image of the lower 48 states and several regional maps including a full page for the US Pacific islands plus dozens of larger-scale maps of urban areas. A useful, illustrated gazetteer offers still more precision with charts of census data and descriptions of the history, geography, and industry of each state and its capital. In combination, these components transform the new Atlas of the United States into a home reference unsurpassed in quality that is equal parts study source and travel guide. All of this is facilitated by a comprehensive index with latitude and longitude coordinates and alphanumeric grid references that make finding places effortless. What's more, page number indicators and refined locator windows throughout the atlas allow for easy identification of adjacent map pages.
With hundreds of maps rendering every region from Barrow, Alaska to Venice, Florida in layer-colored contours, this atlas is the United States as it hasn't been seen before.
Review
"The terrain modeling of the cartography is detailed and dramatic. At half the price of the original work, this is a very useful geographical resource appropriate for general and informed lay readers and is highly recommended for reference collections."--Library Journal
Review
"The terrain modeling of the cartography is detailed and dramatic. At half the price of the original work, this is a very useful geographical resource appropriate for general and informed lay readers and is highly recommended for reference collections."--Library Journal
"Has the potential to spark interesting discussion if shared with students. The physical maps are highly detailed and shaded according to elevations.This is a solid reference from a trusted publisher. Middle and high schools needing an updated print U.S. atlas will be well served by it. Recommended."-Rosemary Knapp, March 2007 Library Media Connection
Synopsis
Provides geographical maps of the United States, including those related to physical geography, energy resources, and climate, as well as individual state and city maps showing roads, canals, airports, and national parks.
About the Author
Harm de Blij is Distinguished Professor of Geography at Michigan State University. He is an honorary life member of the National Geographic Society and for seven years was the Geography Editor on ABC's "Good Morning America."
Table of Contents
1. The Visitation of the College de Cluny 1386
2. Law and Gospel: The Importance of Philosophy at Reformation Wittenberg
3. The Teaching of Philosophy at Seventeenth-Century Zurich
4. Philosophy in the Eighteenth-Century Dissenting Academies of England and Wales
5. Liberals or Libertines? Staff, Students, and Government Policy at the University of Padua 1814-1835
6. University and Multinational Society in the Habsburg Monarchy: Students from Slovene Countires at the University of Graz 1884-1914
7. English Civic Universities and the Myth of Decline
8. Curricular and Structural Developments at the Hebrew University 1828-1948